- Big Mill
- 1845-1871 - a Janesville flour mill built by James McClurg;
was located on the raceway at the west end of today's Milwaukee
Street Bridge; it burned in 1871
- Bower City
- Janesville's nickname
- Camp Cameron - Calvary
training camp in Janesville during the Civil War
- Camp Janesville - German
POW camp in Janesville during WWII
- Camp Tredway - Infantry
training camp in Janesville during the Civil War
- crick
- There are no "creeks"
in Rock County; only "cricks"
- GIG - German Interest
Group
- Indianferd
- How the locals pronounce "Indianford"
- Janesville 99 - Ninety-nine
soldiers from Rock County involved in the Bataan Death March
during WWII
- JPAC - Janesville Performing
Arts Center
- LVHS - Luther Valley
Historical Society
- MTB - Milton Teddy Bears
(boys baseball team, circa 1910)
- Milwaukee Road, The - I-43 comes into
Beloit... and fizzles out into a street called "Milwaukee
Road." The Milwaukee Road used to be THE road to get to
Milwaukee (still is if you like the Interstate system).
- Old 184
- County H
- RCGS - Rock County Genealogical
Society
- RCHS - Rock County Historical
Society
- Tobacco City, USA - Edgerton's nickname
- Town
- A township; all townships in Wisconsin
are called Towns. The "Town of Janesville" is Janesville
Township, not the city of Janesville. Small cities in Wisconsin
are called villages. We like to be difficult.
Off-site:
- Mis-Pronouncer* - A site (with
audio) on how to pronounce Wisconsin cities, words, etc.
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