Drake

1884: How a town named Drake became Magnolia
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
November 10, 2020
The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911. Rock County Village (continued from 11-05-20 edition of the Star Herald.) During the summer of 1884 an event occurred which resulted in the death of one proposed town and the birth of another. The victim in this case was Drake. That point had proven to be an undesirable location for any expansion on the part of the railroad company…

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