History of Linn County Iowa
From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911]By Luther Albertus Brewer, Barthinius L. Wick
Length27h 52m
About this audiobook
History of Linn County Iowa is a work by Barthinius L. Wick. It covers the history of Linn County, from its earliest settlements to the early 20th century.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length27 hrs 52 mins
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Publish dateNov 25, 2023
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Table of contents
1MAPS
113LINN TOWNSHIP
2CHAPTER I The Birth of Iowa
114OTTER CREEK TOWNSHIP
3THE MOUND BUILDERS
115COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
4"LOCATION OF MOUNDS NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
116SPRING GROVE TOWNSHIP
5INDIANS
117WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
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6CHAPTER III Iowa Historically
118THE BEGINNING OF THE CHURCH IN IOWA
7CHAPTER IV Iowa and Her People
119THE UNITED BRETHREN AT LISBON
8THE SILURIAN
120CHURCH BUILDINGS
9THE BERTRAM LIMESTONE
121PARSONAGES
10THE OTIS LIMESTONES
122THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
11THE INDEPENDENCE
123LISBON CAMP-MEETING
12THE DAVENPORT LIMESTONES
124LIST OF PASTORS, YANKEE GROVE CIRCUIT AND LISBON STATION
13THE CEDAR VALLEY LIMESTONES
125SESSIONS OF IOWA CONFERENCE HELD AT LISBON
14THE CARBONIFEROUS
126CHAPTER XXXV County and District Politics
15MESOZOIC AND TERTIARY
127"KINGSTON CITY
16THE GLACIAL EPOCH
128EARLY HOTELS IN CEDAR RAPIDS
17THE LOESS
129BUSINESS IN 1856
18THE FIRST SURVEY
130LINN COUNTY STATISTICS FOR 1856
19THE FIRST COURT HOUSE IN THE COUNTY
131CEDAR RAPIDS TODAY
20THE JUDICIARY
132THE CITY'S ASSETS
21CIRCUIT COURT
133THE RAILWAYS
22NOTED AND EXCITING TRIALS
134MANUFACTURING
23THE ERA OF THE OUTLAW
135THE STREET RAILWAYS
24EARLY SETTLEMENT
136CEDAR RAPIDS AND MARION CITY RAILWAY COMPANY
25CHAPTER VII William Abbe, the First Settler in the County
137THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
26THE FIRST RAILROAD IN LINN COUNTY
138WHO PAID THE TAXES IN CEDAR RAPIDS FIFTY YEARS AGO
27LETTER FROM MERRITT
139TEXT OF THE ACT TO INCORPORATE CEDAR RAPIDS
28LETTER FROM GEORGE GREENE
140FIRST CITY OFFICIALS OF CEDAR RAPIDS
29RAILROAD MEETING, MARION, NOVEMBER 30, 1850
141THE SECOND ELECTION
30OFFICERS
142THE FIRST TAX LEVY
31MEMBERS
143THE ELECTION OF 1851
32THE CEDAR RAPIDS POSTOFFICE
144THE FIRST SIDEWALK ORDINANCE
33CHAPTER XI The Physicians of the County
145THE ELECTION OF 1853
34CHAPTER XII The Material Growth of the County
146THE CEMETERIES
35CHAPTER XIII Rural Life
147ELECTION OF 1854
36CHAPTER XIV A Hero of the Canadian Rebellion
148ELECTION OF 1855
37THE NEWSPAPER GRAVEYARD
149ELECTION OF 1856
38STANDARD HAD A LONG LIFE
150OFFICIALS OF CEDAR RAPIDS FROM 1857 TO 1910
39THE DAILY REPUBLICAN AND THE EVENING TIMES
151CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS AS IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO
40THE EVENING GAZETTE
152NATURAL ADVANTAGES
41THE SATURDAY RECORD
153SETTLEMENT
42THE IOWA POST
154PROGRESS
43THE WEST SIDE ENTERPRISE
155HOW THE FIRST RAILROAD CAME TO CEDAR RAPIDS
44IOWA STAATS-ZEITUNG
156SOME OF THE EARLY BRICK HOUSES IN CEDAR RAPIDS
45OTHER CEDAR RAPIDS PAPERS
157SOME STRENUOUS DAYS IN THE OLDEN TIMES
46THE MARION REGISTER
158MRS. ROCK'S REMINISCENCES
47THE MARION SENTINEL
159WHEN LAND WAS DIRT CHEAP IN CEDAR RAPIDS
48THE MT. VERNON HAWKEYE
160FIRST DECORATION DAY CELEBRATION IN CEDAR RAPIDS
49THE WALKER NEWS
161"JUDGE HUBBARD'S ADDRESS
50THE CENTER POINT JOURNAL
162FIRST LOCAL LABOR UNION ORGANIZED IN THE CITY
51THE SPRINGVILLE NEW ERA
163THE STORY OF A MOUNTAIN HOWITZER
52THE LISBON HERALD
164A FORTUNATE TUMBLE
53CENTRAL CITY NEWS-LETTER
165HERE'S AN INTERESTING BIT OF ANCIENT HISTORY
54THE COGGON MONITOR
166ESTABLISHMENT OF LODGES
55THE MT. VERNON RECORD
167LATER SKETCH OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS CHURCHES
56CHAPTER XVI The Bohemian Element in the County
168RECAPITULATION
57CHAPTER XVII The Early Marriage Record
169THE CHURCH IN CEDAR RAPIDS
58CHAPTER XVIII Historic Roads and Other Monuments
170ST. WENCESLAUS PARISH
59COL. DURHAM TO THE OLD SETTLERS—ADDRESS BEFORE ASSOCIATION. AUGUST 1902
171ST. PATRICK'S, CEDAR RAPIDS
60CHAPTER XX Early Linn County Lawyers and Courts
172THE CHURCH AT PRAIRIEBURG
61LINN COUNTY JUSTICES
173THE FAIRFAX CHURCH
62CHAPTER XXII The Schools of the County
174THE CHURCH AT WALKER
63THE FOUNDATION AND THE FOUNDER
175THE MARION CHURCH
64THE IOWA CONFERENCE SEMINARY
176THE CHURCH AT LISBON
65THE FIRST DECADE
177THE SISTERS OF MERCY
66FROM 1863 TO 1910—GROWTH IN RESOURCES
178MERCY HOSPITAL
67GROWTH IN ATTENDANCE
179SACRED HEART ACADEMY
68THE STRATEGIC POSITION
180POPULATION
69THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
181THE FIRST BRIDGE
70THE ADMINISTRATION
182EARLY STEAMBOATING ON THE CEDAR
71THE FACULTY
183THE CEDAR RAPIDS CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION
72THE ALUMNI
184FIRST DISTRICT
73CORNELL AND THE WAR FOR THE UNION
185SECOND DISTRICT
74THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
186THIRD DISTRICT
75ENDOWMENTS
187COUNTY AUDITORS
76THE CURRICULUM
188RECORDER AND TREASURER
77SPIRIT AND INFLUENCE
189COUNTY TREASURER
78CHAPTER XXIV History of Coe College
190COUNTY RECORDER
79THE BLAIR BUILDING
191SHERIFF
80THE CEDAR RAPIDS AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD
192CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
81THE SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
193COUNTY ATTORNEY
82THE IOWA FALLS AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD COMPANY
194COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
83THE FREMONT, ELKHORN AND MISSOURI VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY
195CORONER
84THE MAPLE RIVER RAILROAD
196COUNTY SURVEYORS
85THE MISSOURI VALLEY AND BLAIR RAILWAY & BRIDGE COMPANY
197COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1900
86THE IOWA RAIL ROAD LAND COMPANY
198COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1901
87THE TOWN LOT COMPANIES
199COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1902
88THE MOINGONA COAL COMPANY
200COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1903
89CHAPTER XXVI Some of the Old Cemeteries
201COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1904
90CHAPTER XXVII Early Experiences in Stage and Express
202COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1905
91THE IOWA MASONIC LIBRARY
203COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1906
92FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CEDAR RAPIDS
204COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1907
93COE COLLEGE LIBRARY
205COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1908
94COLLEGE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, MOUNT VERNON
206COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1909-1910
95MARION FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
207COUNTY OFFICERS FOR 1911
96THE BOHEMIAN READING SOCIETY
208CHAPTER XLIII History of Marion, the County Seat
97CHAPTER XXIX Wages and Prices in the County from 1846 to 1856
209COMPANY C, CEDAR RAPIDS
98THE FIRST GRIST MILL
210FIFTH IOWA BATTERY
99A FEW OF THE EARLY ENTRIES TO LAND
211THE TOWN OF WESTERN
100ORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE COUNTY
212MT. VERNON
101CHAPTER XXXI Society in the Early Days
213FIRST AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
102CHAPTER XXXII Southern Influence
214FIRST TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
103BERTRAM TOWNSHIP
215FIRST TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE IN CEDAR RAPIDS
104FAIRFAX TOWNSHIP
216TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
105"THE ORIGIN OF FAIRFAX U. P. CHURCH
217VOTE OF LINN COUNTY 1910
106"THE CHARTER MEMBERS
218SOME MUNICIPAL FIGURES FOR CEDAR RAPIDS
107BOULDER TOWNSHIP
219EARLY DAYS IN LINN
108CLINTON TOWNSHIP
220EARLY DOCTORS IN THE COUNTY
109BUFFALO TOWNSHIP
221THE OLD MILL OF CENTRAL CITY
110GRANT TOWNSHIP AND WALKER
222LAND ASSESSMENTS
111MAINE TOWNSHIP
223COMPARATIVE TABLE
112JACKSON TOWNSHIP
224FOOTNOTES:
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