History Of Henry County, Iowa

Western Historical Company 1879. Note: The images are images of book's pages. Not all of the book is presented here.

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  • Start of History
  • geology
  • primordial man
  • Indians (interesting info on the Foxes and Sacs)
  • Indians-Keokuk
  • Indians-HardFish
  • Indians-BlackHawk
  • Indians-Wapello
  • Indians-Pashapaho
  • advent of white man
  • settlement of the county
  • organization of county
  • early county commissioners' records
  • Burlington & Mount Pleasant Plankroad
  • Henry County Poorhouse
  • Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
  • first record book
  • first district court records
  • first probate records
  • first marriage records
  • pioneer clergymen
  • Henry County Officials
  • educational interests
  • Iowa Wesleyan University
  • alumni list of University
  • German College
  • Academy of Music
  • Howe's Academy
  • Mount Pleasant Female Seminary
  • other educational institutions
  • insane asylum
  • Reform School for Girls
  • Henry County Press
  • senatorial successions
  • Civil War record
  • volunteer roster
  • Camp Harlan
  • dairy business
  • fruit culture
  • post offices of county
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Mt. Pleasant-city government
  • Mt. Pleasant-home stock insurance company
  • Mt. Pleasant-Mt. Pleasant Foundry and Machine Works
  • Mt. Pleasant-Plantation Spinner Manufacturing Company
  • Mt. Pleasant-The Agricultural Society of Mt. Pleasant
  • Mt. Pleasant-Patrons of Husbandry
  • Mt. Pleasant-secret societies
  • Mt. Pleasant-city institutions
  • Mt. Pleasant-poorhouse
  • Mt. Pleasant-churches
  • Mt. Pleasant-public schools
  • Mt. Pleasant-Ladies' Library Association
  • Mt. Pleasant-museum
  • Mt. Pleasant-manufacturing interests
  • Salem
  • Salem-lodges
  • Salem-religions
  • Salem-schools
  • Salem-Whittier College
  • Salem-underground railroads
  • New London
  • New London-city government
  • New London-religions
  • New London-educational
  • New London-lodges
  • Trenton
  • Henry County Institute of Science
  • Rome
  • Lowell
  • Winfield
  • Swedesburg
  • Marshall
  • Hillsborough
  • Oakland

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