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Jefferson County Then and Now Rich in Farms and Horses
The article surveys Jefferson County linking strong rail routes C B Q and CRI P with mills, creameries, and thriving horse breeding. It highlights importation of French and Oldenburg breeds, notable farms D P Stubbs Sons and H D Blough, and a robust social fabric of churches schools and aging yet active residents.
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Lockridge
Buchanan
Fairfield
Locust Grove
Penn, Fairfield
Liberty
Des Moines
Iowa Central
Burlington
Penn
Blackhawk
Polk
Ft. Madison & Northwestern
Libertyville
Merrimac
Walnut Township
Pleasant Plain
Batavia
Packwood
Lockridge Township
Kentucky
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
H. D. Blough
Cedar Township
France
D. P. Stubbs & Sons
Stubbs
Jefferson County
Oldenburg Coach Horse Association of America
French Draft Horse Association
John Toothacre
Round Prairie Township
Glasgow Cemetery