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Jeffris was a Kentuckian who started a lumber business in Janesville, constructed buildings, and was a founder of Janesville Machine Company and the Merchants & Mechanics Bank. [6] St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 301 S Cherry St is a cream brick church built in 1864. The round-topped openings are the hallmark of Romanesque Revival style.
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.
Walk Like a River is a public sculpture by Peter Flanary located at Riverside Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Walk Like a River consists of three sculptures--Drop, Gather, and Flow--installed throughout the park. [1] The group of sculptures was commissioned by the Urban Ecology Center, a nonprofit organization. [2]
The railway was started in Janesville, Wisconsin, [1] as a demonstration railway for Sandley locomotives and rolling stock. In 1952 the Sandleys relocated to the former right-of-way of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad near Wisconsin Dells, which was abandoned in favor of a route with a smoother grade 500 feet (152 m) to the south.
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Six Flags New England, formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–1999), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts.
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.
2-story Italianate-style house topped with a glazed observatory, in a park-like yard. Started in 1858 as a Greek Revival farmhouse built by gentleman farmer Christopher Arnold on his 60 acre farm. William Payne, president of Janesville Woolen Mills, added the Italianate-style front block around 1869.