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Old 02-21-2006, 01:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Rock County History

Your countys history..

Post your countys history or important county facts here?
Do you have a funny story about your countys history?
Is there a strange law still on the books in your city or town?
Was your town renamed? Tell us about why it was changed?
Tell about historical landmarks or buildings in your area.
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Rock county, created in 1836 as a territorial county, is named for the Rock River. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the county seat is Janesville.
Land Area 720.47 sq miles
Water Area 5.73 sq miles
Elevation 858 ft at Janesville
Number of Lakes 76
Area in Lakes 11,174 acres (17.46 sq miles)
Rivers Rock, Sugar, Yahara
Major Watershed Rock River
Geographical Province North and east: Eastern Ridges and Lowlands. Central and southwest: Western Upland.
Natural Vegetation Bur oak, white oak, and bluestem throughout. South, central, west-central, and north-central: areas of sugar maple. Northwest: narrow strip of white, black, and red oak. Southeast corner: willow, soft maple, and ash.
Population
1930: 74,206
1970: 131,970
1980: 139,420
1990: 139,510
2000: 152,307
Border Counties
North: Dane County, Jefferson County
East: Walworth County
South: Illinois
West: Green County



Rock County Government and Local Information Resources
County Government Web Site www.co.rock.wi.us
County Administrator County Administrator
51 S. Main St.
Janesville, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-5510

Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors
51 S. Main St.
Janesville, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-5540

County Clerk Office of the County Clerk
51 S Main St
Janesvill, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-5660

Clerk of Courts Clerk of Circuit Courts
51 S Main St
Janesvill, WI 53545 Phone: 608-743-2200

County Sheriff Sheriff
200 Hwy 14 E
Janesville, WI Phone: 608-757-7946

Health Department Public Health Deparment
3328 Hwy 51 N
Janesville, WI Phone: 608-757-5440

Highway Department Highway Division, DPW
3715 Newville Rd.
Janesville Phone: 608-757-5450

County Parks Parks Division, DPW
3715 Newville Road
Janesville, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-5450

Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records Register of Deeds
51 S Main St
Janesvill, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-5656

Cooperative Extension UW-Extension, Rock County
51 S Main St
Janesville, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-5696
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Tourism, Relocation & Business Development Edgerton Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 5
Edgerton, WI 53534 Phone: 608-884-4408

Evansville Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 51
Evansville, WI 53536-0051 Phone: 608-882-5131

Forward Janesville, Inc.
51 S Jackson St
Janesville, WI 53545-3839 Phone: 608-757-3160

Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce
520 E Grand Ave
Beloit, WI 53511-6314 Phone: 608-365-8835

Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
51 S Jackson St
Janesville, WI 53545 Phone: 608-757-3171

Milton Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 222
Milton, WI 53563-0222 Phone: 608-868-6222

Orfordville/Footville Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 182
Orfordville, WI 53576-0182

Visit Beloit
1003 Pleasant St
Beloit, WI 53511-4449
Phone: 608-365-4838
Toll Free: 800-4-BELOIT
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Historical and Genealogical Societies Beloit Historical Society
845 Hackett St
Beloit, WI 53511 Phone: 608-365-7835
E-mail
Clinton Community Historical Society
PO Box 606
Clinton, WI 53525 Phone: 608-676-4940

Evansville Grove Society
PO Box 234
Evansville, WI 53536 Phone: 608-882-6939

Milton Historical Society
PO Box 245
Milton, WI 53563 Phone: 608-868-2930
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Rock County Genealogical Society
PO Box 711
Janesville, WI 53547-0711 Phone: 608-752-5891

Rock County Historical Society
PO Box 8096
Janesville, WI 53547-8096 Phone: 608-756-4509
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Sterling North Society
409 W Rollin St
Edgerton, WI 53534 Phone: 608-884-7589
Or: 608-884-3731
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WIGenWebProject, Rock County


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Janesville History

I did a little bit of research a while back into our local history here of our County Seat, and found out that the city of Janesville was named after Henry Janes, who was not the first settler here, but lived in one of two small shacks along the river, and stayed the duration.

I also read this account from a soldier who was part of a larger military group from Fort Atkinson where they were to meet the indians for a peace talk about 5 miles north of Janesville along the Rock River. They were taken by surprise, as they were watching the Rock River fill with canoes, 3 wide, 60 deep, each holding 10 warriors, they were surrounded by more on horseback. 8O

Good thing it was for a peace talk, or they woulda been slaughtered from what this soldier was writting. I think I got it from an online resource somewhere, probably when I was researching a bit of historial treasure hunting.

Links to great resources like these are awesome, and the jewels of onlne information, I think. Heck, even Wierd Wisconsin site has interesting stuff. Anyways, I've got a little project if I have the time to track the position of a major event and going to find reminants from it. Wish me luck!
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