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This town was first settled in 1836, by
the Messrs. Spaulding, Joseph and William, G. H. Williston, John
Turner, Harvey Holmes, and Ansel Dickinson. The north part of
this town is quite heavily timbered, furnishing an ample supply
of wood for fuel and fencing, no only for the citizens of this
but many of the adjoining towns. The south half of the town is
prairie, and on it may be found some of the finest farms in Rock
County; the only objection being a scarcity of water, there being
no streams. Mount Zion, in the eastern portion of the town, is
a beautiful elevation of prairie, commanding a view of the country
for many miles around. No spot in the State probably presents
a more enchanting view to the stranger than does this. To the
west, south, and east a broad expanse of prairie lies spread
to the eye of the beholder, that for expanse and beauty is surpassed
nowhere. The farm improvements of this township are first class.
The reader is referred to lithographic cuts of many in the inclosed
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