History of Poweshiek County, Iowa, 1880.

History of Poweshiek County, Iowa, 1880

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(The divisions here are a little arbitrary but may help find things.)

  • Book Cover
  • Start of History of Poweshiek County, Iowa, 1880
  • the name Poweshiek
  • physical characteristics of county
  • Rivers and Creeks
  • Bear Creek
  • Little Bear Creek
  • North English River
  • Deep River
  • South English River
  • Skunk River
  • Timber
  • Climate
  • Prairies
  • Geology
  • Indian Affairs
  • the Neutral Strip
  • the Lott Affair and the Spirit Lake Massacre
  • Tama County Reservation
  • Indian incidents and reminiscences
  • Early Settlements
  • Pioneer Life
  • houses and home comforts
  • trapping and hunting
  • California gold excitment
  • Western Stage Company
  • claim clubs
  • "a border sketch"
  • surveys
  • some firsts

  • first land entries
  • first records
  • first probate records
  • first marriage records
  • real estate records
  • growth of the county
  • table of events (firsts)
  • organization of the county
  • first election
  • proceedings of the commissioners
  • county judge system
  • the township system
  • organization of townships
  • the circuit court
  • public buildings
  • court houses
  • the jail
  • poor farm
  • Additional County Affairs
  • finances-political- official directory
  • finances
  • political
  • official directory (listing of county officers from 1851 to present)
  • schools
  • statistics
  • Crimes
  • Fox and Long Gang
  • adventures of Jonas Carsner
  • cumquick case
  • murder of claiborne showers
  • killing of the marshalls
  • the Skunk River War
  • coon homicide
  • killing of Nancy Cannon
  • Poweshiek County in the War (Civil War)
  • Tenth Infantry
  • Eighteenth Infantry
  • Twenty-Eighth Infantry
  • Fortieth Infantry
  • Forty-Sixth Infantry
  • Fourth Cavalry
  • Miscellaneous Enlistments
  • Recapitulation
  • staff and field officers
  • Townships, Cities and Towns
  • Jackson Township
  • incidents
  • Montezuma town
  • Mators
  • the Court House
  • post-office
  • Montezuma M. E. church
  • Methodist Protestant church - first church organization
  • Presbyterian church
  • Christian church of Montezuma
  • cemetery
  • public schools
  • banks
  • hotels
  • railroads (Grinnell and Montezuma Railroad and Iowa City and Western Railroad)
  • societies
  • La Fayette Lodge of Montezuma
  • Odd Fellows
  • Encampment #15
  • Iowa Legion of Honor, Jackson Lodge #33
  • Ancient Order of United Workmen
  • Loyal Orange Institution, Charity Lodge, No.l52
  • Central Iowa District Fair
  • Montezuma Republican (newspaper)
  • Poweshiek County Democrat (newspaper)
  • Grinnel Township description and history
  • Grinnell town
  • Iowa College, Grinnell, Iowa
  • Congregational Church
  • First Baptist Church
  • Methodist Episcopal Church
  • The Christian Church
  • the Universalist Church
  • public schools
  • Grinnell Herald
  • Grinnell Independent
  • The First National Bank
  • Grinnell Savings Bank
  • Railroads
  • Hotels
  • Post-Office
  • Public Park
  • Grinnell Militia Company
  • Societies
  • Snyder's Cornet Band
  • Fire Company "Torrent No. 1"
  • Public Halls
  • Mills and Manufacturing
  • Grinnell cemetery
  • Items of Interest
  • Bear Creek Township - description and history
  • early incidents
  • City of Brooklyn
  • early history
  • First Baptist Church
  • St. Mara's Church
  • First Presbyterian Church
  • Grace M. E. Church
  • Brooklyn Chronicle
  • public schools
  • Societies
  • band
  • Musical Society
  • Temperance Society
  • Company H, Ninth Regiment I. N. G., of Brooklyn
  • Railroad
  • post office
  • cemetery
  • incidents
  • Chester Township description and history
  • Union Township description and history
  • History of cemeteries in Union Township
  • M. E. Church of Forest Home
  • the Christian Church of Forest Home
  • Union Township Baptist Church
  • Sheridan Township
  • Church of the Latter-Day Saints
  • Ottawa city "Humbug Town"
  • Washington Township
  • Sugar Creek Township
  • Searsboro town
  • M. E. Church
  • Catholic Church
  • West Liberty Christian Church
  • Madison Township
  • burying ground
  • Madison M. E. Church
  • incidents
  • Deep River Township
  • post office
  • masonic
  • churches
  • buring grounds/ schools/ lodge of Good Templars
  • incidents and experiences
  • a story of horse- stealing, love and elopement
  • Lincoln Township
  • M. E. church
  • North English United Presbyterian Congragation
  • schools
  • incidents
  • Loyal Orange Lodge of Lincoln Township
  • Warren Township
  • p
  • First Congregational Church
  • Harmony Moravian Church
  • miscellaneous
  • Malcom Township
  • schools
  • post office
  • German Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Malcum Fair
  • Removal of county seat
  • How one of the early settlers tells her story about seeing John Brown
  • Malcom village
  • Malcom Gazette
  • Societies
  • The M. E. Church
  • Presbyterian Church
  • Pleasant Township
  • Ewart town
  • United Presbyterian Church of Ewart
  • Scott Township
  • Scott Township Orange Lodge
  • incidents
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