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unusual facts about Janesville


Alice Howell

Janesville, Wisconsin Daily Gazette, News Notes From Movieland, August 31, 1917, Page 6.


Frank Bliss

During the summer of 1877, Bliss played for minor league teams in Janesville, Wisconsin, and Buffalo, New York.

Harry Bright

Two years later, as the 22-year-old playing manager of the Janesville Cubs of the Class D Wisconsin State League, Bright led the league in runs batted in with 101 — although Janesville finished seventh in the eight-team WSL.

Janesville GM Assembly Plant

In 1918, the Samson Tractor division of General Motors was formed from the merger of Samson Tractor of California and the Janesville Machine Company, a farm implement manufacturer.

Joseph Spaulding

According to the Wisconsin Blue Book entry for the Assembly of 1863, Spaulding was a farmer from Janesville, a native of Pennsylvania, 50 years of age and a Republican.

Lake Country Limited

The initial route was Chicago–Glenview–Janesville; on June 15, 2000 an additional stop was added at Zenda, Wisconsin to serve Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a popular resort community.

Peter Myers

Peter Myers Pork Packing Plant, a famous packing house in Janesville, Wisconsin, built in 1851


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