Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . dson; this was three stories high and known asthe Commercial block, and was a portion of the block where Bostwick & Sons store now is on Main street. There was ahouse and little store building occupied by Ward & Lappin,moved away to make room for the brick block. This small storebuilding was moved farther south on Main street just belowwhere J. L. Bears residence is and incorporated into a house,which is still standing. July 4, 1844, a steamboat from t
Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . dson; this was three stories high and known asthe Commercial block, and was a portion of the block where Bostwick & Sons store now is on Main street. There was ahouse and little store building occupied by Ward & Lappin,moved away to make room for the brick block. This small storebuilding was moved farther south on Main street just belowwhere J. L. Bears residence is and incorporated into a house,which is still standing. July 4, 1844, a steamboat from the Mississippi river arrived atJanesville, and taking on the major portion of the inhabitants,made an excursion to Jefterson. This was a regular Mississippiboat, 130 feet long, and holding a large number of people. Theygot by the bridge at Milwaukee street, but when they reachedFt. Atkinson, there was a bridge across the river which theycould not get under, and they desired the proprietors to removepart of it so that they could get by; the proprietors refused andthere was nearly a riot, but the passengers greatly outnumbered. JANESYILLE, WISCONSIN 537 the whole population of Ft. Atkinson, and, as there was such adetermination to go by, the proprietors finally acceded and tookout a bent, allowing the boat to pass. The excursion party stay*^lall night at Jefferson and returned the next day. In returning,some weeks running excursions, but in the fall the captainstarted back for the Mississippi river, and thus ended navigationfrom the Mississippi up the Rock. In the fall of this year, a dam was built across the riverabout three miles up by Gilbert Dolsen, known as Dolsens Brothers were interested in this project, and a sawmillwas built there, but only operated a very short time. Smith,Bailey & Stone had contracted with a Mr. Phillips to build theupper dam in Janesville, but while he was getting out materialand preparing to build he was taken suddenly sick and
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