The New Student's Reference Work/Janesville, Wis.

Janes′ville, Wis., the capital of Rock County, 71 miles southwest of Milwaukee and 91 northwest of Chicago, at the junction of four railroads, lies mostly between bluffs in the narrow bottom land of Rock River, which is crossed here by four bridges. The river is also crossed by dams, and its water-power is utilized in the numerous manufactories. There are a number of flour, cotton and woolen mills, two foundries and over 50 factories of various kinds. Janesville is the center of a large tobacco-growing district, and large warehouses for sorting and packing tobacco furnish employment to many laborers. It is the seat of the Wisconsin School for the Blind, and has public-school property to the value of nearly $260,000. Population 13,894.