50 years old

  • 1924: 'Rock County as it was 50 years ago' continues story of life here in the 1800s
    By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical Society
    August 16, 2016
    The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 18, 1924:   ROCK COUNTY AS IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO   The ill-fated year 1873 began with the most violent storm in the history of the state from the time of the first settlement to the present date. For three days beginning January 7th, the blizzard raged, extending over the whole northwest. Seventy human lives were lost in the storm in…
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