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Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa

15 Dec 1900

Page 23

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Muscatine Journal

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Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1900

Page

23

Louisa County Iowa: Early History and Wapello Growth

Louisa County Iowa dates its creation to 1836 with commissioners Milligan Smith and Reynolds. Wapello, thirty miles NW of Burlington and rich in commerce, hosts an opera house, factories, newspapers, banks and many trades as it grows with new brick business houses and modern mercantile interests.

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Louisa County Iowa County Territorial Council of Wisconsin Louisa William Milligan Jeremiah Smith John Reynolds Iowa Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Muscatine Great Iowa Central Wapello Des Moines Chicago Peoria Wapellc Fredonia
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Wapello to-Day Shows Advancement Over Twenty-Five Years

A descriptive feature highlights Wapello growth with new buildings and thriving commerce. It notes modern tanking facilities, diverse merchants, and a prosperous, industrious community. An addendum quotes a shopman and a customer remarking on rotating bookcases mistaken for circulating libraries.

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Wapello United States
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Wapello Iowa Emerges as County Seat and Modern Town

Historical notes describe Wapello as the Louisa County seat chosen in 1839 with a 1854 court house, a growing population around 1000 to 1700 by 1895, and a developing business scene. The town is portrayed as modern with electric streets, active tradesmen, and educational and religious advantages, alongside brief literary quotes.

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Wapello Louisa County Iowa
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