Our Family's Journey Through Time
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Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people.[3][4]
History
Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire, created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836 and sent Horace White to find a suitable region of Wisconsin in which to settle. The level fields and the water power of Turtle Creek and "unlimited gravel" in the area around what is now Beloit fixed the site of the village and farms. White purchased the land. At the same time as the Colebrook settlers, six families from Bedford, New Hampshire, arrived and settled in the region. They said the Rock River Valley had a "New England look" that made them feel at home. The village was platted in 1838 and was planned with wide streets, building on the New England model.
Beloit was originally named New Albany (after Albany, Vermont) in 1837 by its founder, Caleb Blodgett. The name was changed to Beloit in 1838.[5][6] The name was coined to be reminiscent of Detroit.[5]
Beloit lays claim to such inventions as the speedometer,[7] John Francis Appleby's twine binder,[8] and Korn Kurls, which resemble Cheetos, was the original puffed cheese snack.[9][10]
Front: Picture of Carnegie Beloit Public Library. Back: Addressed to Public Library Columbus, GA
Postcard of Carnegie Beloit Public Library, Beloit, Wis.
Historic buildings
Latitude: 000000, Longitude: -89.031667Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Death  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Schreiber, Peter C. | 27 Apr 2002 | Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States | I26654 |
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