Good morning, Whitewater
Here’s a quick reminder about tomorrow’s Clean Sweep for the Downtown —
What: Downtown Clean Sweep
Where: Meet behind Main Street Shops at 7 AM, or any time between 7 and 10 for information on what to do.
When: Thursday, July 3rd from 7 AM to 10 AM.
What to bring: Gloves if you have them, and brooms, which we seem to be short of. We’ll have bags.
What we’ll do: Pick up litter along parade route and the municipal lots. For more info: Bug Tami (preferred method at 262-473-2200 or 920-723-3375) or call Kristine at 473-9822.
The Clean Sweep is in support of the July 4th events (beginning July 3rd), a listing of which is available at July 4th events.
There’s also information on the Friday, July 4th Independence Day Parade, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
So what happened on July 2nd in Wisconsin History? Abraham Lincoln came through our way on this date in 1832, during the Black Hawk War. Interesting point about Lincoln — he served an officer, and later volunteered as a private, in the conflict. He had no expectation that he had to have a certain rank to serve.
The Wisconsin Historical Society website relates that Lincoln came through Janesville, but he was closer than that — there’s a marker near Cold Spring that refers to Lincoln’s experiences in our area.