Notable People
Johnstown is the birthplace of the poet and mystic Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Coordinates: 42°42′00″N 88°48′22″W / 42.7°N 88.80611°W / 42.7; -88.80611
Read more about this topic: Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin
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