History of Linn County Iowa
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- From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time [1911]
Luther Albertus Brewer and Barthinius L. (Barthinius Larson) Wick
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1. Front matter2. History of Linn County Iowa3. INTRODUCTION4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. MAPS6. CHAPTER I The Birth of Iowa7. CHAPTER II The First Inhabitants8. CHAPTER III Iowa Historically9. CHAPTER IV Iowa and Her People10. CHAPTER V The Geology of Linn County11. CHAPTER VI Beginnings in Linn County12. CHAPTER VII William Abbe, the First Settler in the County13. CHAPTER VIII The County Seat Contests—First Railroad in the County14. CHAPTER IX The Old Settlers' Association15. CHAPTER X Postoffices and Politics16. CHAPTER XI The Physicians of the County17. CHAPTER XII The Material Growth of the County18. CHAPTER XIII Rural Life19. CHAPTER XIV A Hero of the Canadian Rebellion20. CHAPTER XV The Newspapers of the County21. CHAPTER XVI The Bohemian Element in the County22. CHAPTER XVII The Early Marriage Record23. CHAPTER XVIII Historic Roads and Other Monuments24. CHAPTER XIX Some of the Old Settlers25. CHAPTER XIX Some of the Old Settlers (continued 2)26. CHAPTER XX Early Linn County Lawyers and Courts27. CHAPTER XXI Chatty Mention of Bench and Bar28. CHAPTER XXII The Schools of the County29. CHAPTER XXIII Historical Sketch of Cornell College30. CHAPTER XXIV History of Coe College31. CHAPTER XXV The Old Blair Building32. CHAPTER XXVI Some of the Old Cemeteries33. CHAPTER XXVII Early Experiences in Stage and Express34. CHAPTER XXVIII Linn County Libraries35. CHAPTER XXIX Wages and Prices in the County from 1846 to 185636. CHAPTER XXX Some of the First Things in Cedar Rapids and Linn County37. CHAPTER XXXI Society in the Early Days38. CHAPTER XXXII Southern Influence39. CHAPTER XXXIII Some Township History40. CHAPTER XXXIV Lisbon and the United Brethren Church41. CHAPTER XXXV County and District Politics42. CHAPTER XXXVI Cedar Rapids43. CHAPTER XXXVI Cedar Rapids (continued 2)44. CHAPTER XXXVI Cedar Rapids (continued 3)45. CHAPTER XXXVI Cedar Rapids (continued 4)46. CHAPTER XXXVII Beginnings of Churches and the Fraternities in Cedar Rapids47. CHAPTER XXXVIII Catholicism in Linn County48. CHAPTER XXXIX Linn County Statistics49. CHAPTER XL The Bridges Across the Cedar at Cedar Rapids and Early Steamboating on the Cedar River50. CHAPTER XLI Banks and Banking in Linn County51. CHAPTER XLII Roster of County Officers52. CHAPTER XLIII History of Marion, the County Seat53. CHAPTER XLIV Linn County in War54. CHAPTER XLV Odds and Ends of History and Reminiscence55. INDEX