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Huge Wisner Estate Valued Over Five Million in 1912
A long lost profile traces Lyman Wisner born in New York who built a vast estate in Hardin County through mercantile and real estate ventures. His early life in Iowa Falls and Civil War service preceded development efforts that drew immense land value, with estimates exceeding two million dollars and possibly many times higher as of 1912.
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Hardin County