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Beginnings of Davenport and LeClaire’s Rise in Iowa
This feature covers the 1830s to 1840s in Davenport and LeClaire as Sauk and Fox treaties, settlement waves, and town planning shaped Davenport’s growth. It notes Antoine LeClaire’s pivotal land grants, the Davenport hotel, early churches, and the drive to secure Davenport as county seat, with later charter developments and a thriving river city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Black Hawk
Winfield Scott
John Reynolds
Illinois
Richard Bache
Antoine LeClaire
Marguerite LePage
George Davenport
Scott
LeClaire
Iowa
Russell Farnham
Marguerite LeClaire
Rock Rapids
Black Hawk Purchase
Mississippi
William Gordon
Thomas Smith
Alexander McGregor
Levi S. Colton
Philip Hambaugh
James May
William Goron
Harrison Street
Seventh Street
Warren Street
St. Louis
Dubuque
Burlington
Davenport
le Claire
John Litch
James Mackintosh
D. C. Eldridge
Stephenson
Rockingham
Rock River
Scott County
Cedar County
A. Logan
Iowa Sun
McGregor
Rodolphus Bennett
E. C. Gavit
Upper Mississippi
New Orleans