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Birds-eye view looking Southwest, Dysart, Iowa
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Looking southwest at the town of Dysart, Iowa, which was platted in 1872. The town takes its name from Joseph Dysart, a farmer and founder of the town.
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grinnell:14661
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot, Elliott, Iowa
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Looking northwest from Main Street at the Elliott Depot in Elliott, Iowa, with several railroad employees standing out front. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, or as the Q,[1][2] it operated extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and also in New Mexico and Texas through subsidiaries Colorado and Southern Railway, Fort Worth and Denver Railway, and Burlington-Rock Island Railroad.[citation needed] Its primary connections included Chicago, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Denver. Because of this extensive trackage in the midwest and mountain states, the railroad used the advertising slogans "Everywhere West", "Way of the Zephyrs", and "The Way West".
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grinnell:16787
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Train Wreck, October 24, 1912, Eldon, Iowa
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Looking at a freight train wreck near Eldon, Iowa, on October 24, 1912. Construction of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad began October 1, 1851, in Chicago, and the first train was operated on October 10, 1852, between Chicago and Joliet. Construction continued on through La Salle, and Rock Island was reached on February 22, 1854, becoming the first railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. Eldon was incorporated in 1872. 1912 postmark.
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grinnell:16799
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Cityscape of Early, Iowa, D.D. Carlton
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Looking at Main Street in Early, Iowa. Early was first platted two and one-half miles south of its current location in 1878, then moved to the current location in 1882. The town was named in honor of Judge D. Carr Early, earlier settler.
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grinnell:16805
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Eddyville views, Eddyville, Iowa, Eddyville Toll Bridge, Des Moines River, Walnut Street looking east, Grant Cowley Building, Iowa Central Railroad Bridge, Iowa Central Depot
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A multiview of Eddyville: 1. Looking west from Main Street at a lost Howe pony truss bridge over the Des Moines River built in 1853 and replaced in 1885 by Stone, Boomer and Boyington of Davenport, Iowa. 2. Walnut Street looking east including the Grant Cowley building built in 1890 on the left. Grant Cowley (1864-1918) was an early founder and mayor of Eddyville, Iowa. 3. The Iowa Central Railroad Bridge was a lost Howe through truss bridge over the Des Moines River build in 1886 and replaced 1901. 4. Looking southwest at a railroad employee standing in front of the Iowa Central Depot. Eddyville, Iowa was founded by Jabish P. Eddy in 1841 before Iowa became a state. It was a place for trade with the Indians and for pioneers to provision and ford the Des Moines River. Number 61460.
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grinnell:15558
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Eddyville views, Eddyville, Iowa, Iowa Central Depot, Wagon Bridge, Eddyville Bridge, Des Moines River, Walnut Street looking west, Baptist Church, Faith Community Church
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A multiview of Eddyville: 4. Looking southwest at the Iowa Central Depot or Eddyville Depot. 5. Looking northwest at the Eddyville Bridge with a couple men on horseback and others walking across the bridge over the Des Moines River. 6. Looking west on the corner of Walnut Street and South Third Street. 7. Looking southeast from North Third Street at a two-story wooden building. Eddyville, Iowa was founded by Jabish P. Eddy in 1841 before Iowa became a state. It was a place for trade with the Indians and for pioneers to provision and ford the Des Moines River.
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grinnell:15557
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Elkhorn College, Elkhorn, Iowa, Danish Lutheran College, Elkhorn Lutheran High School and College
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The Elkhorn Lutheran High School and College was established in 1878 to "help young folk coming over here from the fatherland, Denmark, to obtain such an instruction as weould qualify them for their professions or work in this country". The instruction was given in Danish and English. The main building was destroyed in a fire in 1910 and a new building dedicated the same year. The college was discontinued in the 1950s.
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grinnell:16789