Janesville
Judith Adler
(Author)
Den Adler
(Author)
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Description
In 1837, Henry Janes, one of the area's first settlers, proposed the name "Black Hawk" for the small southern Wisconsin settlement he lived in, but the US Post Office chose Janesville. The village along the Rock River was selected as the Rock County seat, and by 1860 it had grown to become Wisconsin's second largest city. Janesville developed into an important railroad town and, because of its waterpower, a milling and manufacturing center. General Motors built a large plant, and George Parker started the Parker Pen Company here. As the city grew, land was donated or set aside for recreation, and today Janesville calls itself Wisconsin's Park Place. Its population has grown to more than 62,000.
Product Details
Price
$31.99
$29.75
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publish Date
February 13, 2012
Pages
130
Dimensions
6.69 X 9.61 X 0.38 inches | 0.91 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781531659585
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About the Author
Authors Den and Judith Adler came to Janesville in 1970 and, a year later, bought the 1912 stucco house they still live in. Both are longtime members of the Rock County Historical Society, and Judith provided staff support to the City of Janesville Historic Commission from its creation in 1980 until she retired from city employment in 2008.