1884-1885 Iowa State History
…to the acre. Others, too, have raised, in more than one neighborhood in the county, from seventy to eight bushels of com per acre, and, it is said, without more…
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…to the acre. Others, too, have raised, in more than one neighborhood in the county, from seventy to eight bushels of com per acre, and, it is said, without more…
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…County Historical Society. They are downloadable PDF’s and cover the years of 1909-1981 (incomplete). 1909 Black Diamond Yearbook 1914 Black Diamond Yearbook 1918 Black Diamond Yearbook 1921 Black Diamond Yearbook…
Centerville High School Yearbooks 1909-1981 Read More »
…complex legal challenges and transfers of ownership. These historical land grants provide insight into the early legal and territorial complexities of Iowa before… Read More Indian Purchases, Reserves and Treaties…
…settlers made their homes either in the same neighborhood or in the vicinity of Sac City, and Otho Williams, at the end of about two years, complained that ‘folds are…
Sac County Iowa First Settlements Read More »
…displayed in the first com planter in the United States. He remained a resident of the east until his death, which occurred when he had reached an advanced age. Among…
Biography of Grant Leroy Caswell Read More »
…an average of nearly thirty miles east and west, in extent, and comprises sixteen full congressional townships, and some four or five that are fractional, embracing in all an area…
Monona County, Iowa Early History Read More »
…the County Commissioners, having lost their jurisdiction, “Aleck” held on. The Council then ordered a foot bridge constructed, which the Ferry Committee sat down on. After a time, a compromise…
Biography of William Alexander Scott Read More »
…for the iron, Mr. Gould was called to execute his part of the compact. In that compact was a provision that two narrow-gauge feeders should be built northward and westward…
Biography of James S. Clarkson Read More »
…first known as the Marvin House. It was the headquarters of the Western Stage Company, who carried all stuff for the Express Company. A. T. Johnson, the pioneer omnibus lineman,…
Biography of William H. Quick Read More »
…Gear received seventy-nine votes. Isaac was highly commended for his management, and on making up the committees, he was made Chairman of that of Ways and Means, and Cities and…
Biography of Isaac Brandt Read More »