24 Facts About Janesville Wisconsin

Janesville Wisconsin established himself as one of the most influential and affluent members of the budding Janesville populace.

Janesville Wisconsin was passionate about the call for abolition and became a supporter of the Republican Party.

Unlike in some other areas, in Janesville Wisconsin, they experienced virtually no hostility or xenophobia.

Janesville Wisconsin's founding English-Puritan-descended Yankee population welcomed them with open arms, with many writing back to relatives in Germany enthusiastically.

One of the key developments in Janesville Wisconsin's history was the establishment of a General Motors plant in 1919.

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One of the most prominent turns of the century figures in Janesville Wisconsin was George Parker, who developed new pen technologies and styles and eventually established the Parker Pen Company.

Janesville Wisconsin's developments included the "lucky curve" ink feed system and the "trench pen"—a pen commissioned by the U S Army for use in World War I Parker designed and established a headquarters and factory in downtown Janesville.

Janesville Wisconsin was eventually sold off in a leveraged buyout in the 1980s.

Janesville Wisconsin had a "Peace Park" with a playground and a peace pole, which when constructed was the tallest in the world and is the second tallest.

Janesville Wisconsin developed its first flag in 2015 in a design contest held in Janesville Wisconsin's schools.

The flag represents the community's past, present, and future, with 1853 representing the year Janesville Wisconsin was incorporated, four stars symbolizing the city's four original wards, a green background standing for the community's agricultural industry, and black representing both the rich soil for which Janesville Wisconsin is known, and the smoke that billowed from smokestacks as the community developed a manufacturing economy.

The remaining two Janesville Wisconsin parishes are St John Vianney, located on East Racine Street, and St William on the near west side.

Businesses headquartered in Janesville Wisconsin include Impact Confections, a candy maker; Blain's Farm and Fleet, a four-state retail chain; Woodman's Food Market, a regional supermarket chain that built its first store in Janesville Wisconsin; Swing'n'Slide, a maker of wood-and-plastic playground equipment; Hufcor, a manufacturer of room dividers that markets internationally; and Gray's Brewing, maker of boutique beers and soft drinks.

Janesville Wisconsin later purchased Manpower, Inc, but eventually sold the pen business to Gillette, which closed the factory in 2000.

Janesville Wisconsin Mall redeveloped in the late 1990s, and in 1998 Pine Tree Plaza opened.

Site of the former Janesville Wisconsin Oasis, known for Bessie, a large fiberglass cow at its entrance, began redevelopment in 2007; the anchor tenant is a Super Menards.

The Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan Houses, the residences of two Janesville Mayors, including Allen P Lovejoy, were added in 1980.

Janesville Wisconsin has a public, internationally themed botanical garden, Rotary Gardens, that was created from an abandoned sand pit.

Janesville Wisconsin has a nearly 500-acre greenbelt system to provide areas for surface water runoff and habitat for a diversity of plants and animals.

Janesville Wisconsin has had a city manager-council form of government since 1923.

School District of Janesville Wisconsin has twelve elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, and five charter schools.

Janesville Wisconsin is in the Madison television market and is served by Madison stations WISC, WMTV, WKOW and WMSN, and was originally apart of the Rockford television market.

Janesville Wisconsin operates a bus system, the Janesville Wisconsin Transit System, which connects with neighboring Beloit.

Van Galder Bus Company, based in Janesville Wisconsin, operates a regional bus service between Madison and downtown Chicago, Chicago O'Hare Airport, and Midway Airport.