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Beloit (/ b ə ˈ l ɔɪ t / ⓘ bə-LOYT) [3] is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. [4] [5] Beloit is a principal city of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area (Rock County) and is included in the Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.
Beloit Corporation began in 1858 as a foundry in the Wisconsin city of Beloit and ended in 2000 when it filed for bankruptcy and parts of it were acquired by Metso Paper, a part of Metso Corporation. The Italian affiliate became PMT Italia under the control of the Nugo Group.
Beloit: Apartment complex built in 1917 by Fairbanks Morse, the engine manufacturer and largest employer in Beloit, as segregated housing for black workers who were moving up from the South. The Flats became "the nucleus of Beloit's twentieth century black community." [110] 45: First Congregational Church: First Congregational Church: January ...
The Near East Side Historic District is a neighborhood in Beloit, Wisconsin composed of stylish homes of prominent citizens from the 1800s and the buildings of Beloit College. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] This district's land is part of the claim of Caleb Blodgett, Beloit's first permanent settler.
The Town of Beloit is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,721 at the 2020 census. The City of Beloit is located adjacent to the Town of Beloit. The unincorporated communities of Belcrest, Crestview, and Victory Heights are located in the town.
The Beloit water tower is a historic octagonal limestone water tower completed in 1889 in Beloit, Wisconsin. [1]In Beloit's younger days, the city's fire protection consisted of two volunteer companies with hoses and mobile pumps that drew water from the Rock River [2] and from private wells and cisterns. [3]
The Beloit Brewers joined the Midwest League as an expansion franchise in 1982. The club was a Milwaukee Brewers farm team from its inception through 2004. Beloit switched to the Minnesota Twins' farm system for the 2005 season. The organization adopted the Snappers nickname in 1995 after using its parent team's nickname for its first 13 seasons.
In 2010, Beloit College opened the Hendricks Center for the Arts, a 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m 2) structure with dance, music, and theater facilities. The building previously held the Beloit Post Office and later the Beloit Public Library. The renovation and expansion of the facility is the largest single gift in the college's history.