History of Linn County IowaFront matterReading editionChapter navigation55 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHistory of Linn County IowaINTRODUCTIONILLUSTRATIONSMAPSChapter I · The Birth of IowaChapter II · The First InhabitantsChapter III · Iowa HistoricallyChapter IV · Iowa and Her PeopleChapter V · The Geology of Linn CountyChapter VI · Beginnings in Linn CountyChapter VII · William Abbe, the First Settler in the CountyChapter VIII · The County Seat Contests—First Railroad in the CountyChapter IX · The Old Settlers' AssociationChapter X · Postoffices and PoliticsChapter XI · The Physicians of the CountyChapter XII · The Material Growth of the CountyChapter XIII · Rural LifeChapter XIV · A Hero of the Canadian RebellionChapter XV · The Newspapers of the CountyChapter XVI · The Bohemian Element in the CountyChapter XVII · The Early Marriage RecordChapter XVIII · Historic Roads and Other MonumentsChapter XIX · Some of the Old SettlersChapter XIX · Some of the Old Settlers (continued 2)Chapter XX · Early Linn County Lawyers and CourtsChapter XXI · Chatty Mention of Bench and BarChapter XXII · The Schools of the CountyChapter XXIII · Historical Sketch of Cornell CollegeChapter XXIV · History of Coe CollegeChapter XXV · The Old Blair BuildingChapter XXVI · Some of the Old CemeteriesChapter XXVII · Early Experiences in Stage and ExpressChapter XXVIII · Linn County LibrariesChapter XXIX · Wages and Prices in the County from 1846 to 1856Chapter XXX · Some of the First Things in Cedar Rapids and Linn CountyChapter XXXI · Society in the Early DaysChapter XXXII · Southern InfluenceChapter XXXIII · Some Township HistoryChapter XXXIV · Lisbon and the United Brethren ChurchChapter XXXV · County and District PoliticsChapter XXXVI · Cedar RapidsChapter XXXVI · Cedar Rapids (continued 2)Chapter XXXVI · Cedar Rapids (continued 3)Chapter XXXVI · Cedar Rapids (continued 4)Chapter XXXVII · Beginnings of Churches and the Fraternities in Cedar RapidsChapter XXXVIII · Catholicism in Linn CountyChapter XXXIX · Linn County StatisticsChapter XL · The Bridges Across the Cedar at Cedar Rapids and Early Steamboating on the Cedar RiverChapter XLI · Banks and Banking in Linn CountyChapter XLII · Roster of County OfficersChapter XLIII · History of Marion, the County SeatChapter XLIV · Linn County in WarChapter XLV · Odds and Ends of History and ReminiscenceINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →History of Linn County IowaAll chapters and sections (55)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHistory of Linn County IowaINTRODUCTIONILLUSTRATIONSMAPSChapters12345678910111213141516171819192021222324252627282930313233343536363636373839404142434445Other sectionsINDEX(cover)History of Linn County Iowa →