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Janesville: An American Story is a non-fiction book written by Amy Goldstein and published by Simon & Schuster in 2017. It covers the city of Janesville, Wisconsin , and follows the stories of several of its working-class inhabitants from 2008 to 2013, tracing what happens after the Janesville Assembly Plant shuts down.
Janesville was originally incorporated as a city in 1853, utilizing the mayor-council form of government. In 1923, Janesville adopted the council-manager form of government, and has retained that form of government ever since. The first mayor of Janesville was A. Hyatt Smith, a pioneer lawyer who was Wisconsin's second U.S. attorney.
The area that became Janesville was the site of a Ho-Chunk village named Įnį poroporo (Round Rock) up to the time of Euro-American settlement. [6] In the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien, the United States recognized the portion of the present city that lies west of the Rock River as Ho-Chunk territory, while the area east of the river was recognized as Potawatomi land.
The new ordinance is part of an effort by the Humane Society to reform animal control ordinances around the Treasure Valley, which the group says will help officials enforcing the laws determine ...
Jul. 28—The city of Janesville plans to wait for gypsy moth eggs on trees in Lustig Park to hatch in the spring before exterminating the defoliating caterpillars, a city employee said. Parks ...
Fairly-intact fragment of Janesville's old downtown where small buildings predominated, [196] including the 1851 Italianate-style Peter Myers Pork Plant, [197] the small 1855 Greek Revival building at 21 1/2 N Main, [198] the 1866 Italianate Odd Fellows meeting hall, [199] and the 1936 Art Deco Salvation Army building.
The Town of Janesville is a located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,665 at the 2020 census. The population was 3,665 at the 2020 census. The City of Janesville is located to the southeast of and adjacent to the town.
The city code now places “any and all expenses incurred” as the responsibility of the animal’s owner or custodian. This includes, “without limitation, boarding, veterinary care ...