Towns Fade From Memory In Iowa County History
A regional survey recounts vanished towns like Tanownag Valley and Yatton, their post offices and brief booms, and notes Nira’s rise as a railroad stop and its 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act moment. Washington County, birthplace of the first county hospital, preserves Amish and Mennonite heritage at Kalona and historic houses like Conger and Blair, reflecting a twilight of 19th century structures amid urban renewal fears.
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Nira
Kinsross-Wellinay
Nira Moffit Bell
EC. Eicher
Washington
U.S
Kalona
Grimes Vote and the 1868 Johnson Impeachment
James Grimes of Burlington, Iowa, voted against impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1868 while near paralysis. He faced blame for his lone vote and resigned from the Senate in 1869, dying in 1872 at age 58 of a heart attack.
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James Grimes
Burlington
Iowa
Andrew Jomson
Grimes
Senate
Johnson
White House
Horse Thieves Faced Rough Justice in 19th Century Iowa
A historical sketch recalls how horse thieves were hunted and punished around Shellsburg and Cedar Rapids in the mid 1800s. Vigilante mobs like the Regulators led quick justice, while the Iowa Protection Company formed to curb excesses. Locals debated timber theft and kept theft within local tracts to avoid harming neighbors.
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Don Grimm
Pentsylvania
Shellsburg
Egypt
Vauily
Postville
Maqueketa
Grimm
Tockesuther
Bhepfierd
Rett Cedar River
Cedar Rapid
Rat Lewis
Ben
Power
Sam
Gugle Wink
Rivera
Iowa Protection Company
Tilden Nominated for President on Second Ballot
July 6 1876 Democratic National Convention settles on Tilden of New York for President and Hendricks of Indiana for Vice President after a contentious ballot process. Party unity braces for the money question, as Tilden seizes early lead and wins decisively.
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Tilden
New York
Hendricks
Conipetous Alfain
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