Luther A. Brewer
Barthinius L. Wick

[CONTENTS]

Chapter I The Birth of Iowa[1]
Chapter II The First Inhabitants[3]
Chapter III Iowa Historically[13]
Chapter IV Iowa and Her People[17]
Chapter V The Geology of Linn County[24]
Chapter VI Beginnings in Linn County[31]
Chapter VII William Abbe, First Settler[51]
Chapter VIII County Seat Contests—First Railroad in County[57]
Chapter IX The Old Settlers' Association[66]
Chapter X Postoffices and Politics[82]
Chapter XI The Physicians of the County[86]
Chapter XII The Material Growth of the County[92]
Chapter XIII Rural Life[98]
Chapter XIV A Hero of the Canadian Rebellion[101]
Chapter XV The Newspapers of the County[106]
Chapter XVI The Bohemian Element in the County[121]
Chapter XVII The Early Marriage Record[127]
Chapter XVIII Historic Roads and Other Monuments[142]
Chapter XIX Some of the Old Settlers[145]
Chapter XX Early Linn County Lawyers and Courts[169]
Chapter XXI Chatty Mention of Bench and Bar[177]
Chapter XXII The Schools of the County[194]
Chapter XXIII Historical Sketch of Cornell College[201]
Chapter XXIV History of Coe College[215]
Chapter XXV The Old Blair Building[232]
Chapter XXVI Some of the Old Cemeteries[242]
Chapter XXVII Early Experiences in Stage and Express[244]
Chapter XXVIII Linn County Libraries[248]
Chapter XXIX Wages and Prices in County from 1846 to 1856[253]
Chapter XXX Some of the First Things in Cedar Rapids and Linn County[256]
Chapter XXXI Society in the Early Days[261]
Chapter XXXII Southern Influence[267]
Chapter XXXIII Some Township History[270]
Chapter XXXIV Lisbon and the United Brethren Church[291]
Chapter XXXV County and District Politics[298]
Chapter XXXVI Cedar Rapids[307]
Chapter XXXVII Beginnings of Churches and Fraternities in Cedar Rapids[395]
Chapter XXXVIII Catholicism in Linn County[401]
Chapter XXXIX Linn County Statistics[416]
Chapter XL The Bridges across the Cedar at Cedar Rapids and Early Steamboating on the Cedar River[420]
Chapter XLI Banks and Banking in Linn County[435]
Chapter XLII Roster of County Officers[451]
Chapter XLIII History of Marion, the County Seat[460]
Chapter XLIV Linn County in War[470]
Chapter XLV Odds and Ends of History and Reminiscence[479]
FOOTNOTES[End]

[ILLUSTRATIONS]

Luther A. Brewer[Frontispiece]
B. L. Wick[4]
Lewis Field Linn[8]
A Scene on the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids in the Fifties[12]
Residence of Isaac Carroll in 1839[12]
An Early Land Deed[16]
Shepherd's Tavern[20]
Geological Illustrations[24]
The Astor House[28]
Double Log Cabin built by William Abbe[32]
First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids in 1851[36]
Residence of Williston Jones[36]
Daniel Seward Hahn[40]
Linn County Scenes[44]
Going Shopping[48]
Indian Scenes[48]
Former Pastors United Brethren Church, Lisbon[52]
Samuel W. Durham[56]
Some Early Members United Brethren Church, Lisbon[60]
Present Day Scene[64]
An Old Land Receipt[64]
Steamboat on Cedar, 1887[64]
Dr. John F. Ely[68]
John A. Kearns[72]
A. J. Reid[72]
C. S. Howard[72]
William Stick[72]
The Vardy House, Cedar Rapids[76]
Franklin Block and Residence of P. W. Earle[76]
The Listebarger Cabin, Cedar Rapids[76]
Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Quass[80]
Mr. and Mrs. William Giddings[80]
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Millburn[80]
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lacock[80]
J. P. Glass[80]
F. A. Helbig[80]
Prof. H. H. Freer[84]
Rev. Geo. B. Bowman[84]
Joseph Mekota[84]
W. F. Severa[84]
Dr. J. S. Love[88]
J. H. Vosmek[92]
Fr. T. J. Sullivan[92]
Dr. E. L. Mansfield[92]
Hon. James Ure[96]
Judge J. H. Rothrock[96]
J. J. Daniels[96]
L. J. Palda[96]
Bridge at the Palisades[101]
The Palisades of the Cedar[101]
Barney McShane Cabin[104]
Cabin in "Cracker Settlement"[104]
United Brethren Church, Lisbon[108]
Main Street, Mount Vernon[108]
Alexander Laurance[112]
Old M. E. Church, Mount Vernon[116]
Street Scene in Lisbon[116]
School at Fairfax[120]
Methodist Church at Fairfax[120]
The Chapel, Cornell College[124]
Carnegie Library, Mount Vernon[124]
United Presbyterian Church at Scotch Grove[128]
Wood-Burning Engine, 1879[128]
Main Building, Cornell College[132]
South-Hall, Cornell College[132]
Henry Bruce House, Springville[136]
First Springville Band[136]
The "Old Sem" Cornell College[140]
Bowman Hall, Cornell College[140]
Butler Park at Springville[144]
Business District at Springville[144]
Picnic at Home of Geo. L. Durno, Springville, in 1884[148]
Illinois Central Depot, Central City[148]
Methodist Church, Center Point[152]
South Main Street, Troy Mills[152]
M. E. Church, Troy Mills[156]
Mill at Prairieburg[156]
At Old Settlers' Reunion, Marion[160]
A Park Scene in Marion[160]
Court House, Marion[164]
Wapsie River and Mill at Central City[164]
Isaac Butler[168]
Public School at Springville[172]
Methodist Church, Springville[176]
Home of J. F. Butler, Springville[176]
Methodist Church at Palo[180]
Scene at Springville[180]
Early View of Springville[184]
First Store in Springville[184]
Lutheran Church, Lisbon[188]
Main Street, Lisbon[188]
Presbyterian Church at Springville[192]
The Butler Farm at Springville[192]
Cornell College in 1865[200]
A Street Scene in Marion[204]
The Daniels Hotel, Marion[204]
Rev. Samuel M. Fellows, A. M.[208]
Commercial Hotel, Center Point[212]
Bridge over the Cedar at Center Point[212]
W. F. King, LL. D.[216]
Main Street from the North, Fairfax[220]
Main Street looking West, Central City[220]
An Old Grave at Springville[224]
Rev. J. B. Albrook, D. D.[224]
Prof. Harriette J. Cook[224]
Mrs. Margaret McKell King[224]
Baptist Church, Central City[228]
Old Barn at Central City[228]
James E. Harlan, LL. D.[232]
Congregational Church, Central City[236]
Christian Church, Central City[236]
Scene at Troy Mills[240]
Mill and Dam at Coggon[240]
High School, Central City[244]
Bridge Over Wapsie at Central City[244]
T. S. Parvin[248]
West Rowley Street, Walker[253]
Main Street, Prairieburg[253]
Main Street, Springville[256]
Quaker Meeting House at Whittier[256]
Whittier[256]
Main Street, Central City, from the South[261]
General Store at Covington[261]
Upper Wagon Bridge, Central City[264]
Henderson Bridge, Central City[264]
Baptist Church, Prairieburg[268]
Milwaukee Bridge, Covington[268]
The "Old School," Coggon[272]
South Side Main Street, Coggon[272]
Scene on the Cedar at Cedar Rapids[276]
Birdseye View Looking East, Cedar Rapids[276]
Cedar River Dam, Cedar Rapids[276]
Quaker Oats Plant, Cedar Rapids[280]
Street Railway Station at Bever Park, Cedar Rapids[280]
View of Cedar Rapids from the Island[288]
Railroad Yards at Cedar Rapids[288]
Father Flynn, Cedar Rapids[296]
Public and Commercial Buildings in Cedar Rapids, 1910[300]
Birdseye View of Cedar Rapids in 1868[304]
Father Svrdlik, Cedar Rapids[307]
Birdseye View of Cedar Rapids in 1889[312]
Federal Building, Cedar Rapids[320]
Auditorium, Cedar Rapids[320]
Part of Zoo in Bever Park, Cedar Rapids[328]
A Scene in Bever Park, Cedar Rapids[328]
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids[336]
First Street, corner Second Avenue, in 1869[336]
First U. B. Church West of Mississippi River[344]
Coe College Buildings[352]
Sinclair Packing Plant, Cedar Rapids[360]
Black Hawk[366]
A Winnebago Indian[366]
The Slave Dance of the Sac and Fox[366]
Cedar Rapids Country Club House[368]
George Greene Square[368]
Riverside Park, Cedar Rapids[368]
Cedar Rapids in 1856[369]
The Old Blair Building[371]
Montrose Hotel, Cedar Rapids[376]
S. C. Bever[384]
Thomas Gainer[384]
E. D. Waln[384]
Rev. Elias Skinner[384]
J. M. May[392]
Capt. A. Bowman[392]
E. M. Crow[392]
Father Lowry[401]
St. Wenceslaus Church, Cedar Rapids[404]
St. Wenceslaus School, Cedar Rapids[404]
The Late Very Reverend Dean Gunn[408]
Quaker Oats Train[412]
Scene on Cedar River[412]
St. Patrick's Church, Cedar Rapids[412]
Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids[416]
Judge N. M. Hubbard[422]
Views along the Cedar River[424]
Park Views in Cedar Rapids[432]
In and Around Mt. Vernon[436]
R. D. Stephens[440]
Addison Daniels[440]
J. B. Young[440]
I. M. Preston[440]
S. S. Johnson[444]
Thos. J. McKean[448]
N. W. Isbell[448]
William Greene[448]
O. S. Bowling[448]
Independent Hose Company, Cedar Rapids, 1875[452]
City Residences, Cedar Rapids[456]
View of Marion, 1868[460]
James E. Bromwell, Sr.[464]
T. M. Sinclair[468]
J. O. Stewart[468]
Col. T. Z. Cook[472]
Some Early Currency[476]
Street Views in Cedar Rapids, in 1910[480]