History of Otley and Summit Township
A compact history of Summit Township and Otley focusing on early settlement in 1843 led by Lysander W. Babbitt, pioneer families, and the rise of Otley as a shipping hub after 1860. It covers first officials, post offices, land claims, coal mining, rail arrival in 1866, town layout, schools, churches, and community traditions such as the Otley picnic and local bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Vriezelear
Summit Township
Otley
H. W. Vrieselaar
Marion County Historical Society
Knoxville
Marion County
Herman Stierneman
F. L. J. H. Tice
A. L Dykstra
Will Vrieze
We Vriezelaar
Lysander W. Babbitt
Des Moines
Coalport
James Price
Keosauqua
Brighton
Summit Two
Red Rock
Jacob Perdroy
John C. Donner
Jacob C. Brown
Harrison
Summit
Summit County
Ohio
Board of Supervisors
Polk Township
John Ribble
A. F. McConnell
Geo. Reynolds
L N. Crum
Ira Kelsey
Abram B. Scott
John A. Scott
William Fisher
Gradus Vriezelaar
Bill
Anne
New Jersey
Keokuk
Iowa
Arie Vriezelaar
Kelsey
Will Vanden
Dever
Vriexelaar
Zea
Jon
Vriezelaar
Liberty Corner
Adea Ira Kelsey
Bennest Blom
Arie
Davenport
Weekblad
Pella
U. S. Dragoons
Old Fort Des Moines
Lee County
Winona
Minnesota
Dragoons
Skunk
Colfax
Pleasantville
Newark
Wm. Anderson
George Hammond
Robert Anderson
John Davis
Sam Honnold
John C. Honnold
Columbus Long
Simpson Bell
Crum
David Hazen
Anna Ecles
John Karr
Samuel Walker
Dirk Vander Ploeg
Harry Renaud
James M. van Vliet
Edward Vander Ploeg
Simon Stierneman
Nelson Vas
J. A. Caruther
J. F. Baldwin
George W. Johnston
Margaret Baldwin
Col. Otley
Des Moines Valley Railroad
H. van Maanen
Alexander Jolly
Irving St
Jefferson St
Union
Johnson St
R. Weaver
I. N. Crum
B. Keller
L. Plette
Harps
van der Ploeg
Markus
I. B. Hendershot
T. M. Donaldson
A. Walker
W. P. Creger
Frank Walker
Albert Sandmeir
Givin
Otley Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Liberty
la Er
Watson
Andrew Donnel
Baptist
Reformed
Christian Reformed Church
Christian Reformed
Baptist Church
Mt. Moriah
Dorcas Society
the Reformed Church
Plaed
Syphens
Sip
J. B. Vriezelaar
Henry Bruinekool
Henry Vriezelaar
Sam Hamilton
Jacob Sterneman
Milt Young
Dick Karr
Milt Kelsey
Galesburg
J. B. Vrietelaar
J. B. Vrietel
White Way Band
A. P. Kuyper
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Aest Man
Farmall
International Utility
Otley and
Board of Commissioners
Iks
Albert Vanderee
Pella Creamery
A. L. Dykstra
Charlie Holmes
John Breen
Pete Vander Kolk
John de Jong
John Koeleman
Wm. Lille
Oliver
Eeean Colines
van Zee Implement
Minneapolis - Moline
Pella Supply Company