The first settlers of Janesville arrived from Milwaukee in 1835. Within 10 years the city’s population exploded to over 3,000 people. By 1900 Janesville was a small commercial district with electric lighting and electric street rail cars. These beautiful postcards come from the Janesville’s Past Collection courtesy of the Hedberg Public Library.
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