First Mississippi River railroad bridge connects Davenport
In the 1850s Iowa pushed for rail access linking Dubuque and Keokuk with a bridge to Davenport. The Railroad Bridge Company built the 1,582 foot structure over $400,000, completed April 1856, the first to cross the Mississippi. The steamboat Effie Afton struck a pier and burned amid ensuing lawsuits involving Lincoln.
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Keokuk
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Mississippi River
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Abraham Lincoln
First Iowa railroad built from Davenport to Muscatine
Ground broke in Davenport on September 1, 1853 for the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad line from Davenport to Iowa City with a branch Wilton to Muscatine. The line aimed for completion by January 1, 1856 after Congress refused land grants. The first train reached Muscatine from Davenport in November.
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Iowa City 1856 Rail Milestone Celebrations
The narrative recalls a surge of community effort to finish the railroad to Iowa City by January 1, 1856 with bonfires lighting night work. The first train reached Iowa City January 3, 1856 followed by Des Moines in August 1866 and Council Bluffs in February 1867 completing Iowa’s first transstate line.
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Council Bluffs
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Mount Marty College Grad Shown in Railroad Boom
Gary Kauffman of Emmetsburg among 81 graduates at Mount Marty College Yankton amid interest in railroad expansion. Iowa towns vying for lines spurred Congress to donate land. in 1856 Iowa received four land grants to support railroads.
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Donald Kauffman
Emmetsburg
Mount Marty College
Yankton
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Funeral tribute omitted from obituary for Mrs Dickey
Omitted Rev Dallas Johnson delivered the funeral message for Mrs Esther Dickey. The note regrets the omission. Commencement exercises on May 154 studied with a biphideist on health care administration. He is employed at the Care center North in Hum. Gaty is the grandson of Mrs Leone Kauffman of Emmetsburg formerly of Rofe.
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Esther Dickey
Care Cantar North
Hum“gaty
Leone Kauffman
Emmetsburg
Rofe
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