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Book Title: A History Of Blanchardville, Gem Of The Pecatonica

Blanchardville Driving Park Assoc.

    Articles of organization of The Blanchardville Driving Park Association were
signed and notarized by Howard D. Thomas, September 16, 1893. Officers were F.
M. Knorr, president; Pat Hardyman, vice-president; J. P. Cullen, secretary;
Peter Olson, treasurer; A. Blanchard, N. E. Rogers, Thomas Gavigan and James
Blanchard, directors.

    The purpose of forming a corporation was to build a race track of one-half
mile in length for the purpose of driving, racing and training horses and such
things as said corporation may decide.

    Article III stated: "The capital stock of said corporation shall be five
hundred dollars ($500) and the same shall consist of eighteen shares, each of
which said shares shall be of the face or par value of twenty-five dollars."

    It is not known if this corporation continued and if so, how long it was in
existence. 22


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