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Blain's Farm & Fleet location in Verona, Wisconsin Interior of a recently opened Blain's location in Traverse City, Michigan. The company was founded in Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1955 by brothers W. C. "Claude" Blain and N. A. "Bert" Blain. [2] Similarly-named Mills Fleet Farm was also founded in 1955 by Blain family friends. The two families ...
Started in 1858 as a Greek Revival farmhouse built by gentleman farmer Christopher Arnold on his 60 acre farm. William Payne, president of Janesville Woolen Mills, added the Italianate-style front block around 1869. Later owned by Joseph Craig, the head of Janesville Machine Co. as it became GM's Chevrolet division in 1923.
In 1946 Donald contracted polio, yet continued to operate the pheasant farm. The pheasant farm in the 1930s was on the outskirts of Janesville, but as the City of Janesville grew, it found itself within the city limits by the 1950s. In 1953 the farm was moved to its present location (about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles south of its original location). Also ...
A farm in Marquette County. Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2]
The Courthouse Hill Historic District is a 30-block area on the east side of Janesville, Wisconsin, containing many historic structures built from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s in various styles, including homes of many of Janesville's influential leaders from that period.
Emerson Street Garden is a communal garden, open to all for planting, harvesting, and community use. Emerson Street Garden is run by Groundwork Portland. Contact 503-662-2590 for more information. [16] Everett Community Garden NE 27th Ave. and Everett St. 0.39 acres (0.16 ha) Everett Community Garden was acquired in 1988. [17] Frazier Community ...
Portland is an unincorporated community located partially in the town of Portland in Dodge County, Wisconsin and partially in the town of Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. [ 1 ] Notes
The Jefferson Avenue Historic District in Janesville, Wisconsin is a historic neighborhood east of the downtown of mostly middle-class homes built from 1891 to the 1930s. [2] It was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [3]