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The people listed below were born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pliny Norcross, Mayor of Janesville and Wisconsin State Representative; Andrew Palmer, Wisconsin State Senator; Henry A. Patterson, Wisconsin State Representative; Anson W. Pope, Wisconsin State Representative; Steve Preston, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Janesville was originally incorporated as a city in 1853, utilizing the mayor-council form of government. In 1923, Janesville adopted the council-manager form of government, and has retained that form of government ever since. The first mayor of Janesville was A. Hyatt Smith, a pioneer lawyer who was Wisconsin's second U.S. attorney.
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.
Rock County comprises the Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area. History
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has expanded from where it was founded in Louisiana across the country, with more locations planning to open in Wisconsin next year.. So far, there are two Raising ...
WIFS (channel 57) is a television station licensed to Janesville, Wisconsin, United States, serving as the Ion Television affiliate for the Madison area. Owned by Byrne Acquisition Group, the station maintains studios on Syene Road on Madison's far south side, and its transmitter is located in Madison's Junction Ridge neighborhood.
Janesville: 3-story brown brick school designed in Collegiate Gothic style by Van Ryn & DeGelleke and built 1921-23 - modern for its day, with an auditorium and swimming pool. Later served as Marshall Junior High School. [151] [152] 67: Janesville Public Library: Janesville Public Library: July 1, 1981 : 64 S. Main St.