An edition of History of Black Hawk County, Iowa and representative citizens
(2001)
History of Black Hawk County, Iowa and representative citizens
by Isaiah Van Metre
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History of Black Hawk County, Iowa and representative citizens
2001, Brookhaven Press
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Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER I
GENERAL TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTY 15
Civil Divisions-Streams and Watercourses-Natural Resources-Timber and Prairie-Agriculture-The Bluffs Along the Cedar
CHAPTER II
SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTY. 20'
Land Opened to Settlement-The Pioneers who Preceded the Actual Settlement of the County-The First Settlers-An Incident cf the Frontier Period-The First School-Indians-The Census of 1850-First Births, Weddings and Deaths-New Business Establishments-The First Post Offices
CHAPTER III
ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY. 32
The First Election-Citizens Assessed in 1851-Mail Routes and State Roads-The First Entries of Land -Voting Precincts-Location of the County Seat-County Organization-Fourth of July Celebration
CHAPTER IV
BLACK HAWK COUNTY ASSUMES CONTROL OF HER OWN AFFAIRS 41
Taxes-The First Marriage License-The First Dams Across the Cedar-The First Term of the District Court-An Incident of the County Seat Contest-Mail Routes and State Roads-The Second Term of the District Court-The Court House Ordered to be Built-Election in Behalf of the Dubuque & Pacific
Railroad-Incidents of the Year of High Water-Steamboat Navigation: The Advent of the "Black Hawk"-Last Meeting of Indian Tribes in this Section
CHAPTER V
RIVALRY BETWEEN CEDAR FALLS AND WATERLOO 50
The County Seat Fight-A Second Contest for Advantage Between Cedar Falls and Waterloo
CHAPTER VI
THE RAILROADS 55
Strenuous Efforts to Get Them-Many Failures, but Final Success-A Diversion
CHAPTER VII
GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTY, INSTITUTIONS AND EVENTS 68
The First Board of TownshipSupervisors-Legislation for County Jail, County Poor, Gopher Bounties
and Sheriff's House-The Circuit Court-The County Auditor -The First Board of County Supervisors
-Casualties-County Officers-Members of the Legislature-Election Returns-Abstract of County Valu-
ations for 1903-Bridges-Court Records-Criminal Cases-Population Statistics-The Black Hawk
County Agricultural Society-The Grange-The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company-Crop Acre-
age of County by Townships for 1903-The County in Early Days and at Present
CHAPTER VIII
THE TOWNSHIPS 107
CHAPTER IX
CRUSHING THE REBELLION 136
CHAPTER X
CEDAR FALLS 165
The Ideal Residence City-Business Advantages-Government-The Fire Department-Water Works-
Railroads-Water Power-Factories-Banks-The First School House in the County-Public Schools-
Carnegie-Dayton Library-General Notes -Societies
CHAPTER XI
WATERLOO 177
Entries of Land in Original Plat-Early Arrivals-Some First Events-The First Improvements and
Growth of the Town-General Notes and Important Events-Political Record-The Government Building
-The Synodical Presbyterian Hospital-The Waterloo Library Association-The Carnegie Libraries-
The Field Seminary-The Waterloo Chautauqua Association-The Waterloo Commercial College-Public
Schools-The Board of Trade-The Chamber of Commerce-Banks-Building and Loan Associations-
The Manufacturing Interests-The Wholesale Jobbing Interests-Societies
CHAPTER XII
LA PORTE CITY AND SMALL TOWNS OF THE COUNTY OF THE PRESENT AND PAST 231
La Porte City-Hudson-Gilbertsville-Dunkerton-Raymond-Dewar-Winslow-Washburn-Benson
-Glasgow-Voorhies-'Janesville-Cedar Valley-Ottawa-Brooklyn-Cedar City-Warren-Finchford-
Florence City-Greenville-Barclay
CHAPTER XIII
THE CHURCHES 242
The Religious Phase of Life Among the Pioneers of Iowa-The Churches of Black Hawk County
CHAPTER XIV
EDUCATIONAL 2. 288
Information Gathered from the Records-Educational Statistics-The Catholic Schools of Black Hawk
County-The Iowa State Normal School
CHAPTER XV
THE PRESS 303
Newspapers of Cedar Falls, Waterloo, La Porte City and Hudson
BIOGRAPHICAL 311.
Edition Notes
Includes index.
Originally published: Chicago, Ill. : Biographical Pub. Co., 1904.
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