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The History of Boone County, Iowa
1880
Containing
A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &c.

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CHAPTER	PAGES
CHAPTER I. PREFATORY. The County - its Location and Name - Captain Boone and the United States Dragoons	257—262
CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL FEATURES. Situation - Extent - Surface - Rivers - Timber - Climate - Prairies - Soil -Geology - Economic Geology - Coal - Building Stone - Clays - Spring and Well Water	262—270
CHAPTER III. INDIAN AFFAIRS. Policy of the Government - Treaties - Annuities - The Sac and Fox Indians - Keokuk - Wapello -Indian Incidents and Reminiscences - The Neutral Strip - The Pottawattamies- John Greene and His Band - The Sioux - The Lott Atrocity - The Revenge	271—293
CHAPTER IV. EARLY SETTLEME. Beginnings - Character of First Settlers - Noah's Bottom and Col. Babbitt - Elk Rapids - Swede Point - Hull's Point - Pea's Point - Boonesboro - Milford - The Rush of 1856 and 1865	293—320
CHAPTER V. PIONEER LIFE. Characteristics of the First Settlers - Conveniences and Inconveniences — The Historic Log Cabin - Agricultural Implements - Household furniture - Pioneer Com Bread - Hand Mills and Hominy Blocks - Going to Mill - Trading Points - Hunting and Trapping - Claim Clubs and Claim Laws - A Border Sketch - Surveys and Land Sales - Western Stage Company - First Records - Growth of the County - Table of Events /td>	320 -348
CHAPTER VI. ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY. Couuty and Township Organization - Condition of Territory Before Organization - Act of Organization - S. B. McCall Commissioned Sheriff - First Election - Proceedings of Commissioners - The Location of the County Seat - County Judge System - First Courts - First Precincts - Ferries - First Jail - Organization of Townships - First Court-house - The Township Board - Early Officers and Finances - Public Highways Public Buildings	348-388
CHAPTER VII. ADDITIONAL COUNTY AFFAIRS. Finances - Defalcations - Official Directory	388-406
CHAPTER VIII. RAILROADS - NEWSPAPERS - SCHOOLS	406 —434
CHAPTER IX. Old Settlers' Association - Churches - Agricultural - Societies - Gold Excitement - Accidents and Crimes - Mine Statistics	435—460
CHAPTER X. LAND GRANTS - WARS OF BOONE COUNTY The Original River Improvement Grant - Subsequent Modification of the Grant - Extent of Improvement in the Channel of the River - Extension of the Grant, and its Diversion to Railroad Purposes - Difficulties Between the Settlers and the River Land Company - Swamp Lands - How Disposed of - Inkpa-du-ta War - The Pardee Siege - The River Land War	460—474
CHAPTER XI. WAR HISTORY Fort Sumter and Lincoln's Proclamation - Recruiting in Boone county - Account of Companies Recruited in Boone County with Full and Accurate Lists of Names - Soldiers' Record - Sherman's March to the Sea	474—494
CHAPTER XII. TOWNSHIPS, CITIES AND TOWNS	498—654
CHAPTER XIII. BIOGRAPHICAL	555

Source: History of Boone County, Iowa
Union Historical Company
Birdsall, Williams & Co.
1880

Transcribed by Lynn Diemer-Mathews and uploaded December 2, 2022.

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The History of Boone County, Iowa 1880 Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &c.

The History of Boone County, Iowa
1880
Containing
A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &c.