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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1956

Page

6

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.

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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