Woodbine Platted In 1866 Named By Mrs Ann Butler
Woodbine was named by Mrs. Ann Butler of England, living near the Boyer river. The town grew around a mill and a saloon built in 1866, with early shops and the first hotel the Woodbine House. The 1868 frame school evolved into the first western Iowa normal school in 1887, expanding education for local youth.
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Woodbine
Ann Butler
England
Germany
Boyer River
Aue Boyer Valleses
Transcom
O Northern
S Central
Greyhound
Town Lot. Co
Mathew Winter
David E. Barnum
Hiram Wisner
W. F. Clark
Gallager Brothers
Wiliam A. Jones
Woodbine House
Dunlap
A. & G. B. Cadwell
Normal School
Iowa
Woodbine Nor
Messrs. Kinney
Matter and Riddell
Tts
Woodie
Meany
Middle West
C. W. Pugster
South Dakota State College
Brookings
Woodbine Churches The town’s religious growth and landmarks
Woodbine shows a diverse faith scene with seven active church groups including Methodist, Presbyterian, First Christian, RLDS, Sacred Heart Catholic, Assembly of God, and Lutheran Orthodox. The Methodist Church, organized in 1857, built a solid landmark in 1928. other congregations emerged through the late 19th and early 20th centuries alongside educational and community clubs.
Tornadoes Hit Woodbine Twice Cause Heavy Damage
The town of Woodbine in western Iowa suffered two violent tornadoes. The 1885 storm blew chimneys and damaged homes, while the March 22 1913 cyclone destroyed many brick businesses and depots with about twenty thousand dollars in losses no lives lost though injuries occurred.
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Wornadoes
Iowa
Woodbine
J.S. van Scoy
Allen van Scoy
Mary
Aeyclone
Misouri
Fiorion
Essens of
Stonding
East
Wes Ft
Mathews Lumber & Coal Company
Young & Ridler
Beebe Department
Siebel’s Department
Denell Central Railroad
Mts
First Girl Born Amid Ambiguous Services in 1850
Fragmentary report details a birth dated October 30 1850 with monthly services noted by pastors. Mentions Dr. Robert McGavren teaching at Ameri 4 school on section 35 and Tennessee Legion halt in Woodbine and free Hollow. St John Town open to public in winter 1850 1851.
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Mres
Tennessee Hollow
Robert McGavren
Ameri 4
Tennesean Legion
Woodbine
Free Hollow
St. John’s Town
Yorkshire Platted in Spring of 1887
Yorkshire lies in Harrison County along the Chicago St Paul and Milwaukee railroad line. It was platted June 8 1882 and another plat was recorded May 16 on Howard. James B Wood and James Abbott are referenced with a postmaster note and town development details.
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Yorkshire
Harrison County
Chicago, St. Paul and Milwaukee Railroad
Broad Company
Howard
James B. Wood
Hire
James Abbott
Pisgah Named by Mormon Letter in 1846 50 Camp History
Pisgah sits on the Soldier river east bank in Jackson township along State Highway No. 3. Named by Mormons during their stay 1846 50 for Mt Pisgah and as a stake of Zion. Population 375 with German families present. Rail line from Chicago North Western passes through Pisgah. mail via Star Route from Mapleton. Incorporated 1899. first church Methodist. Town grew after Northwestern line built. post office and rail facilities boosted trade. Elementary to 12 grade consolidated school. churches Methodist Latter Day Saints Catholic. Electric power by Iowa Nebraska Light and Power. water works municipally owned.
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Woodbine
Boone
Courceil Bluffs
Dunlap
Stown Manufeeting Co
Kiwanis Club
Federated Womens Club
The
American Legion and
Masons
Stay
JOOF
Rebekah
Carnegie
Woodbine Twiner
Geo. Musgrave
Greenbeckers
Donald M. Bloom
Pioneer Church
Assembly of God
Town of
C C. Cushing
King
H. L. Haight
H. H. Boustead Jr
Joe Hickey
Howard McLaughlin
H. F. Haight
H. EB. Swain
Pisgah
Soldier River
Jackson Township
Mt Pisgah
Stakes of Zion
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Mapleton
Little Sioux
Nine Mile
Northwestern
Western Land and Town Lot Co
Boyer Valley Rail Road Company
Ezra Miller
Phil Johnson
Odd Felons
Rebekahs
Legion
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Co
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LL. D Buffer
Boyer Township
Council Bluffs
Butler
Boyer Valley
Mr. Butler
Clark and Dally
Methodist
Logan Eng
J. 5. Cole
Henry Hushaw
C. P. Men
Idenhel
Hiram Moore
Crossuaitt
Joseph Clivie
Sears
Sick
Bowman
Weedbine
Jthos. Boveman
J. Ralph Mage
Jackson Giddens
Enoch Hill
S. Grant Lewis
M. M. Cable
H. G Parker
C. X. Ward
J. Ss
A. K. Baird
Presbytery
C. M. Gilkey
S. G. Gilkey
EL DeCoy
George DeCoy
L. D. Wilet
Francis
E. Wilett
Nettie Pugsley
John Mann Sr
John Mann Jy
Sarah Mann
Agness Thompson
Eva E. Thompson
Thomas Thorfipson
Laura Donalds
Jane 5
S. Best Wick
Maria Chaffee
A. Donaldson
Sarah Sharp
Presbyterian Church
Logan
Congregational Church
M. Gilkey
L D. Willett
Rling
Wm. H. de Cou
C. E. Baldwin
John Mann
CM. Gilkey
L. D. Willett
Methodist Church
Fiftieth Anniver Sr
H.C. McMican
Alsy
First Christian Church
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Correl
Xnebras
C. Jas. Donovan
Painter
E. L. Poston
D. J. Howe
Hardman
Blanchard
Walters
McClure
Morrison
Cornell
Souis
van Dorah
Pickett
Thompson
Wright
Hall
Norris
Ainsworth
Nichol
Fuller
Elston
Hodge
Dennis
Lowe
Harrington
Sutton
Clark
Railsback
Reuth
Wall
Morris L. Bailey
Church
Christian Youth Fellowship
Christian Women’s Fellowship
R. L. D. S. Church
R.L. D. S. Church
Charles Derry
Hannah E. Adams
Matthew Hall
Sylvester B. Kibler
Caroline Kibler
Maggie Pearl Kibler
Lynn Viola Kabler
Lew Kibler
Willam C. Cadwell
Lenore M. Cadwell
Phineas M. Cadwell
Ruth Cadwell
William W. Cadwell
W. F. Landingham
Emma Landingham
Eben Heil
Wdeacon
Sylvester Hibler
WW. F. Landingham
Sylvester Kibler
Ledi Ellison
George Mefford
Wm. F. Donaldson
William C. Cadhe
Acquir
Sacred Heart
Farner J. White
H. Y WV. Malone
Jeremiah O'Sullivan
St. Marys
Guthrie Center
M. Jone
Edmund S. Murphy
Pat McDermot
McDermott
St. Peters and
St Pauls
Atlantic
Armed Services
Peter McStay
St. Peters
Defiance
J. J. Reynolds
Sacred Heart Parish
Sacred Heart Church
May Annastasia Greer
Medale
Burton Evin Oviatt
Mae Frances Fitzwilliams
John Tecy
Daie Cn
Bec
Gether
Ta Ior
Nichols
James Booth
Lutheran Church Orthodox Conference
Ig St
Companiay
Grace of God
O . Schupmann
Minneapolis
Mnesota
A, Ard
Boek Bereey
Mt. Pisgah
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