Remember | The Beloit Historical Society

The Beloit Historical Society, founded in 1910, is the oldest historical society in Rock County. The Beloit Historical Society headquarters are in the Lincoln Center. In the heart of Beloit's west side, the site was home to Lincoln Junior High School from 1919 to 1985. The Center houses the Beloit Historical Society's offices, archives, community room, collection storage rooms. Public resources and displays include: the Luebke Family Memorial Library, the Elliott-Perring Sports Hall of Fame,

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The Real Indiana Jones

ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS One of Beloit’s most famous citizens was Roy Chapman Andrews, an explorer, adventurer and writer. Andrews is best known for leading a series of expeditions through China in the early 20th century into the Gobi Desert and Mongolia that led to such discoveries as the first-known nests of fossilized dinosaur eggs. There were plenty of obstacles along the way, however, as he battled sandstorms, snakes, and bandit attacks. It is widely speculated

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