| CHAPTER I. - |
The Birth of Iowa |
1 |
| CHAPTER II. -
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The First Inhabitants |
3 |
| CHAPTER III. -
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Iowa Historically |
13 |
| CHAPTER IV. -
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Iowa and Her People |
17 |
| CHAPTER V. - |
The Geology of Linn County |
24 |
| CHAPTER VI. -
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Beginnings in Linn County |
31 |
| CHAPTER VII. -
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William Abbe, First Settler |
51 |
| CHAPTER VIII. -
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County Seat Contests - First
Railroad in County |
57 |
| CHAPTER IX. -
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The Old Settlers' Association |
66 |
| CHAPTER X. - |
Postoffices and Politics |
82 |
| CHAPTER XI. -
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The Physicians of the County |
86 |
| CHAPTER XII. -
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The Material Growth of the
County |
92 |
| CHAPTER XIII. -
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Rural Life |
98 |
| CHAPTER XIV. -
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A Hero of the Canadian
Rebellion |
101 |
| CHAPTER XV. -
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The Newspapers of the County |
106 |
| CHAPTER XVI. -
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The Bohemian Element in the
County |
121 |
| CHAPTER XVII. -
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The Early Marriage Record |
127 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. -
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Historic Roads and Others
Monuments |
142 |
| CHAPTER XIX. -
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Some of the Old Settlers |
145 |
| CHAPTER XX. -
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Early Linn County Lawyers and
Courts |
169 |
| CHAPTER XXI. -
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Chatty Mention of Bench and Bar |
177 |
| CHAPTER XXII. -
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The Schools of the County |
194 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. -
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Historical Sketch of Cornell
College |
201 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. -
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Historical of Coe College |
215 |
| CHAPTER XXV. -
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The Old Blair Building |
232 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. -
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Some of the Old Cemeteries |
242 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. -
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Early Experiences in Stage and
Express |
244 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. -
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Wages and Prices in County from
1846 to 1856 |
253 |
| CHAPTER XXX. -
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Some of the First Things in
Cedar Rapids and Linn County |
256 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. -
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Society in the Early Days |
261 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. -
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Southern Influence |
267 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. -
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Some Township History |
270 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. -
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Lisbon and the United Brethren
Church |
291 |
| CHAPTER XXXV. -
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County and District Politics |
298 |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. -
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Cedar Rapids |
307 |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. -
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Beginnings of Churches and
Fraternities in Cedar Rapids |
395 |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII.
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Catholicsm in Linn County |
401 |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. -
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Linn County Statistics |
416 |
| CHAPTER XL. -
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The Bridges Across the Cedar at
Cedar Rapids and Early Steamboats on the Cedar River |
420 |
| CHAPTER XLI. -
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Banks and Banking in Linn
County |
435 |
| CHAPTER XLII. -
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Roster of County Officers |
451 |
| CHAPTER XLIII. -
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History of Marion, the County
Seat |
460 |
| CHAPTER XLIV. -
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Linn County in War |
470 |
| CHAPTER XLV. -
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Odds and Ends of History and
Reminiscence |
479 |
