Monterey - Between 1835 and 1850, four city sites were platted. They were Wisconsin City, Rockport, Koshkonong and Monterey. Monterey was platted by Ira Miltimore in 1850. The Miltimore home still stands at the foot of Monterey bridge.
The city of Janesville, incorporated by a special act of the Legislature in the year 1853, included the territory formerly embraced in the platted towns of Monterey and Rockport, which resulted in the separation from the original territory of the Town of Rock.
Ira Miltimore's idea of the city of Monterey was gone, but the park, the bridge, a hotel, and a rock cave used by the Indians still carry the name of MONTEREY.
The city of Janesville, incorporated by a special act of the Legislature in the year 1853, included the territory formerly embraced in the platted towns of Monterey and Rockport, which resulted in the separation from the original territory of the Town of Rock.
Ira Miltimore's idea of the city of Monterey was gone, but the park, the bridge, a hotel, and a rock cave used by the Indians still carry the name of MONTEREY.
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