Hardwick

1892: History of Hardwick dates well before creation of town
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
July 21, 2020
The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911. Rock County Village continued from 7-16-20 edition of the Star Herald. Hardwick According to the last census figures, Hardwick ranks third in size among Rock county villages. It is a compactly built, neat appearing, prosperous little municipality located nine miles north of the county seat, at the junction of two lines of the Rock…
1965: Too much water in wells
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
August 06, 2019
The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on July 1, 1965. TALK ABOUT A WET SPRING- She Pumps Water Every Morning At 3 A. M. To Keep Well From Getting Too Full “It’s the absolute truth,” says Mrs. Elsie Herschberger, Kenneth. “It’s been so wet this spring that I have to get up every morning at 3 o’clock to pump out my well, or it gets too full.” It’s no…