Pioneer D A R Log Cabin Preserves Early Washington History
A 1840 log cabin built by Alexander Young in Cedar Township becomes a Daughters of the American Revolution memorial at Sunset Park. The cabin, moved in pieces and rebuilt, hosted family life, church services, schooling, and Civil War news, with annual Summer openings for visitors and Flag Day ceremonies.
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Sunset Park
Washington
Washington County
Alexander Young
Young
Louisa County
Cedar Township
Alexander
Alex Miller
Daughters of the American Revolution
D.A.R. Log Cabin Shown in Sunset Park History
The D.A.R. log cabin, built by Alexander Young in 1840, is pictured in Sunset Park. The pioneer home was donated to the D.A.R. in 1912 by Young’s two sons and moved into the park that year. A plaque above the main door commemorates the cabin.
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D.A.R
Sunset Park
Alexander Young
Young
Park
D.A.R. — Journal
Brighton area social and club notes from Oswalts and friends
April gatherings across Brighton feature the Oswalts hosting relatives including Ira Saunders and Mark Cobb with a birthday cake for Mark. Harmony Club met with nine members and one guest, sharing garden tips and a door prize. Anniversary dinner for Duane and Mottet with Mass and altar boys, plus weekend visits among Davenport and Packwood families.
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Brighton
Ira Saunders
Kermit Oswalt
Victor Oswalt
Bill Cobb
Mark
Angela
Pie Cobb
Mark Cobb
Harmony Club
Lillian Schaffer
William Erwin
Rex Widmer
Tony Meath
Laton Schooley
Duane Mottet
Father Bass
Sylvester Soboski
Victor Deutsch
Merle Bates
Richard Soboski
Cinnamon and cabbage spiced pasta bake and sauces
A food column offers several kitchen ideas and recipes. It presents Spaghetti Cabbage Casserole with layers of pasta and cabbage, a buttered crumb topping, and a 350 degree bake. It also shares a Peanut Butter Sauce for ice cream and a Broccoli with horseradish sauce.
Silver Wedding Anniversary Dinner in Sigourney
Keota May 1 Mr and Mrs Ed Rebal and Mrs Omar Flander attended the Silver Wedding anniversary honoring Mr and Mrs Floyd Waechter at Memorial Hall Sigourney. Guests included Waechter relatives from Iowa City Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and St Louis MO plus local families.
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Prairie Home
F. Joe Whelan
Iowa City
David Waechter
Ames
Marvin Waechter
Burlington
Juliana Waechter
Benny Waechter
Ronald Waechter
Bernard Neal
John W. Jones
Walter Weber
Sigourney
Robert Hotchkiss
Cedar Rapids
Walter Smith
Will Senger
Ed Rebal
Richard Durian
Oskaloosa
J.R. Gretter
Harper
Hollis Sisk
Chesterfield, Missouri
Omar Flander
California
David Flading
Wellman
Fred Durian
Bill Durian
Jerry Jones
Muscatine
Julia Waechter
Benny
Neil Deitz
Willie Dietz
Eugene Redlinger
Linda
Doug’s
Gene Stranberg
Tim Hammes
Joe Moore
Washington
Davenport
Marvin Sieren
Eugene Sieren
Charles Bower
Keota
Pat Bell
Walter Sieren
Walter Sievens
Rodney Dunn
Marion
Pearl Palm
Walter Fisher home from Mercy Hospital in Keota
Walter Fisher returned to his Keota home from Mercy Hospital in Iowa City last Thursday. Numerous visitors called over the weekend including Cyril and Pauline Smith of St. Louis, Charles Ralston and Denise of West Chester, Gale Reif, and Frank Kleese. Continued updates note visits to Fisher relatives and friends in Keota and surrounding areas.
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Theone Dumont
Webster
Fred Bower
Leonard Dummont
Sigourney
Richard Mayer
Omaha
Nebraska
Gary Norenbergs
Gina Norenberg
Gary’s
Belleview
Edith Adams
Maynard
Grace Parke
Adams
Indiana
Ohio
Grace Miller
Keota
Anna White
Maplewood Manor
Bess Lantry
Ora Smith
Lyle Miller
Tom
Vietnam
Tressie Schreckengast
Mary Henderson
Jean Duffy
Arizona
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Sveupties
Sthinalbabe
Log Cabin
Oswalts
Mrs
Tony Meuth
Der
Mottet
Jack Emry
Deidre
Don Statler
Lloyd Reighard
Charles Neff
Cedar
Glenn Mullikin Sr
Debbie
Seth Carris
Packwood
Marvin Phillips
Douds
Clarence Brown
University Hospital
Iowa
Brown
Jacek Emry
Diedre
Arnet-Mccabe & CO
Merle E. Turnipseed
E. Washington St. Washington, Iowa
Zager
Helene B. Dillon
Sigourney Saturday
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Duraclean
Williams
Radio & TV
South 8Th Avenue
Industrial — Electronic
Virgil Davis Radio & TV Service
Walter Fisher
Mercy Hospital
Page
Cloyce Faris
Largo
Florida
George Evens
Erma Boyer
Maquoketa
Doyle Palmer
Lyle Palmer
Luann Palmer
Boyer
James Coffman
Vince Moroney
Park Rapids
Minnesota
Coffmans
Cyril Osweiller
Lori
Moroney
Cletus Conrad
Tina Conrad
St. Pius Church
Cletus Conrads
Pat Patterson
David McArtor
Sellers
Insurance Agency
Jay Sellers
Bob Koehler
West
Osincup
Polaroid
Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
North Marion
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