History of Geneva History of Geneva The History of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century. Geneva first appears in history as an Allobrogian border town, fortified against the Celtic Helvetii tribe, which the Romans took in 121 BC. In 58 BC, Caesar, Roman governor of Gaul, destroyed the Rhône bridge at Geneva and built a 19-mile earthwork from Lake Geneva
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, Wisconsin Fontana-on-Geneva Lake (Locally referred to as "Fontana") is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2010 census. Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located at (42.544288, -88.566010). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,672 people, 732 households, and 491 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,308 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was