[Gutenberg 42220] • History of Linn County Iowa / From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911] by Brewer, Luther Albertus -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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History of Linn County Iowa History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time

INTRODUCTION CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS MAPS CHAPTER I The Birth of Iowa CHAPTER II The First Inhabitants

THE MOUND BUILDERS "LOCATION OF MOUNDS NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA INDIANS

CHAPTER III Iowa Historically CHAPTER IV Iowa and Her People CHAPTER V The Geology of Linn County

THE SILURIAN THE BERTRAM LIMESTONE THE OTIS LIMESTONES THE INDEPENDENCE THE DAVENPORT LIMESTONES THE CEDAR VALLEY LIMESTONES THE CARBONIFEROUS MESOZOIC AND TERTIARY THE GLACIAL EPOCH THE LOESS

CHAPTER VI Beginnings in Linn County

THE FIRST SURVEY THE FIRST COURT HOUSE IN THE COUNTY THE JUDICIARY CIRCUIT COURT NOTED AND EXCITING TRIALS THE ERA OF THE OUTLAW EARLY SETTLEMENT

CHAPTER VII William Abbe, the First Settler in the County CHAPTER VIII The County Seat Contests—First Railroad in the County

THE FIRST RAILROAD IN LINN COUNTY LETTER FROM MERRITT LETTER FROM GEORGE GREENE RAILROAD MEETING, MARION, NOVEMBER 30, 1850

CHAPTER IX The Old Settlers' Association

OFFICERS MEMBERS

CHAPTER X Postoffices and Politics

THE CEDAR RAPIDS POSTOFFICE

CHAPTER XI The Physicians of the County CHAPTER XII The Material Growth of the County CHAPTER XIII Rural Life CHAPTER XIV A Hero of the Canadian Rebellion CHAPTER XV The Newspapers of the County

THE NEWSPAPER GRAVEYARD STANDARD HAD A LONG LIFE The Good Ones Which Remain

THE DAILY REPUBLICAN AND THE EVENING TIMES THE EVENING GAZETTE THE SATURDAY RECORD THE IOWA POST THE WEST SIDE ENTERPRISE IOWA STAATS-ZEITUNG OTHER CEDAR RAPIDS PAPERS THE MARION REGISTER THE MARION SENTINEL THE MT. VERNON HAWKEYE THE WALKER NEWS THE CENTER POINT JOURNAL THE SPRINGVILLE NEW ERA THE LISBON HERALD CENTRAL CITY NEWS-LETTER THE COGGON MONITOR THE MT. VERNON RECORD

CHAPTER XVI The Bohemian Element in the County CHAPTER XVII The Early Marriage Record CHAPTER XVIII Historic Roads and Other Monuments CHAPTER XIX Some of the Old Settlers

COL. DURHAM TO THE OLD SETTLERS—ADDRESS BEFORE ASSOCIATION. AUGUST 1902

CHAPTER XX Early Linn County Lawyers and Courts CHAPTER XXI Chatty Mention of Bench and Bar

LINN COUNTY JUSTICES

CHAPTER XXII The Schools of the County CHAPTER XXIII Historical Sketch of Cornell College

THE FOUNDATION AND THE FOUNDER THE IOWA CONFERENCE SEMINARY THE FIRST DECADE FROM 1863 TO 1910—GROWTH IN RESOURCES GROWTH IN ATTENDANCE THE STRATEGIC POSITION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE ADMINISTRATION THE FACULTY THE ALUMNI CORNELL AND THE WAR FOR THE UNION THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ENDOWMENTS THE CURRICULUM SPIRIT AND INFLUENCE

CHAPTER XXIV History of Coe College CHAPTER XXV The Old Blair Building

THE BLAIR BUILDING THE CEDAR RAPIDS AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD THE SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY THE IOWA FALLS AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD COMPANY THE FREMONT, ELKHORN AND MISSOURI VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY THE MAPLE RIVER RAILROAD THE MISSOURI VALLEY AND BLAIR RAILWAY & BRIDGE COMPANY THE IOWA RAIL ROAD LAND COMPANY THE TOWN LOT COMPANIES THE MOINGONA COAL COMPANY

CHAPTER XXVI Some of the Old Cemeteries CHAPTER XXVII Early Experiences in Stage and Express CHAPTER XXVIII Linn County Libraries

THE IOWA MASONIC LIBRARY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CEDAR RAPIDS COE COLLEGE LIBRARY COLLEGE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, MOUNT VERNON MARION FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY THE BOHEMIAN READING SOCIETY

CHAPTER XXIX Wages and Prices in the County from 1846 to 1856 CHAPTER XXX Some of the First Things in Cedar Rapids and Linn County

THE FIRST GRIST MILL A FEW OF THE EARLY ENTRIES TO LAND ORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE COUNTY

CHAPTER XXXI Society in the Early Days CHAPTER XXXII Southern Influence CHAPTER XXXIII Some Township History

BERTRAM TOWNSHIP FAIRFAX TOWNSHIP "THE ORIGIN OF FAIRFAX U. P. CHURCH "THE CHARTER MEMBERS BOULDER TOWNSHIP CLINTON TOWNSHIP BUFFALO TOWNSHIP GRANT TOWNSHIP AND WALKER MAINE TOWNSHIP JACKSON TOWNSHIP LINN TOWNSHIP OTTER CREEK TOWNSHIP COLLEGE TOWNSHIP SPRING GROVE TOWNSHIP WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

CHAPTER XXXIV Lisbon and the United Brethren Church

THE BEGINNING OF THE CHURCH IN IOWA THE UNITED BRETHREN AT LISBON CHURCH BUILDINGS PARSONAGES THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LISBON CAMP-MEETING LIST OF PASTORS, YANKEE GROVE CIRCUIT AND LISBON STATION SESSIONS OF IOWA CONFERENCE HELD AT LISBON

CHAPTER XXXV County and District Politics CHAPTER XXXVI Cedar Rapids

"KINGSTON CITY EARLY HOTELS IN CEDAR RAPIDS BUSINESS IN 1856 LINN COUNTY STATISTICS FOR 1856 CEDAR RAPIDS TODAY THE CITY'S ASSETS THE RAILWAYS MANUFACTURING THE STREET RAILWAYS CEDAR RAPIDS AND MARION CITY RAILWAY COMPANY THE COMMERCIAL CLUB WHO PAID THE TAXES IN CEDAR RAPIDS FIFTY YEARS AGO TEXT OF THE ACT TO INCORPORATE CEDAR RAPIDS FIRST CITY OFFICIALS OF CEDAR RAPIDS THE SECOND ELECTION THE FIRST TAX LEVY THE ELECTION OF 1851 THE FIRST SIDEWALK ORDINANCE THE ELECTION OF 1853 THE CEMETERIES ELECTION OF 1854 ELECTION OF 1855 ELECTION OF 1856 OFFICIALS OF CEDAR RAPIDS FROM 1857 TO 1910 CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS AS IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO NATURAL ADVANTAGES SETTLEMENT PROGRESS HOW THE FIRST RAILROAD CAME TO CEDAR RAPIDS SOME OF THE EARLY BRICK HOUSES IN CEDAR RAPIDS SOME STRENUOUS DAYS IN THE OLDEN TIMES MRS. ROCK'S REMINISCENCES WHEN LAND WAS DIRT CHEAP IN CEDAR RAPIDS FIRST DECORATION DAY CELEBRATION IN CEDAR RAPIDS "JUDGE HUBBARD'S ADDRESS FIRST LOCAL LABOR UNION ORGANIZED IN THE CITY THE STORY OF A MOUNTAIN HOWITZER A FORTUNATE TUMBLE HERE'S AN INTERESTING BIT OF ANCIENT HISTORY

CHAPTER XXXVII Beginnings of Churches and the Fraternities in Cedar Rapids

ESTABLISHMENT OF LODGES LATER SKETCH OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CHURCHES RECAPITULATION

CHAPTER XXXVIII Catholicism in Linn County

THE CHURCH IN CEDAR RAPIDS ST. WENCESLAUS PARISH ST. PATRICK'S, CEDAR RAPIDS THE CHURCH AT PRAIRIEBURG THE FAIRFAX CHURCH THE CHURCH AT WALKER THE MARION CHURCH THE CHURCH AT LISBON THE SISTERS OF MERCY MERCY HOSPITAL SACRED HEART ACADEMY

CHAPTER XXXIX Linn County Statistics

POPULATION

CHAPTER XL The Bridges Across the Cedar at Cedar Rapids and Early Steamboating on the Cedar River

THE FIRST BRIDGE EARLY STEAMBOATING ON THE CEDAR

CHAPTER XLI Banks and Banking in Linn County

THE CEDAR RAPIDS CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION

CHAPTER XLII Roster of County Officers

FIRST DISTRICT SECOND DISTRICT THIRD DISTRICT COUNTY AUDITORS RECORDER AND TREASURER COUNTY TREASURER COUNTY RECORDER SHERIFF CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY ATTORNEY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CORONER COUNTY SURVEYORS COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1900 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1901 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1902 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1903 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1904 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1905 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1906 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1907 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1908 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1909-1910 COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1911

CHAPTER XLIII History of Marion, the County Seat CHAPTER XLIV Linn County in War

COMPANY C, CEDAR RAPIDS FIFTH IOWA BATTERY

CHAPTER XLV Odds and Ends of History and Reminiscence

THE TOWN OF WESTERN MT. VERNON FIRST AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FIRST TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FIRST TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE IN CEDAR RAPIDS TEACHERS' INSTITUTE VOTE OF LINN COUNTY 1910 SOME MUNICIPAL FIGURES FOR CEDAR RAPIDS EARLY DAYS IN LINN EARLY DOCTORS IN THE COUNTY THE OLD MILL OF CENTRAL CITY LAND ASSESSMENTS COMPARATIVE TABLE

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