Jefferson Era in Jefferson, Iowa

Carroll County Descriptive History and Local Lore

Carroll County named for signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton, organized 1855 with twenty voters. It covers 37,040 acres of prairie and timber land, rich farming soil, rivers North Coon Mid Coon and South Coon, high tableland, springs, lakes Crescent and Goose Lake. War path divides tribes, Kilbourn City lumber rafts down to the Mississippi. curiosities include a kerosene accident and a desertion tale from Detroit Post correspondence.