This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Waterloo Iowa Civic Bustle and Growth Highlights
Describes Waterloo as a hub with 60 social organizations for women, and a center of major dairy interests. Notable institutions include a large YMCA and a WV home, a grand park system, electric amusements, 17 graded and 2 high schools, and sites for Chautauqua and Sans Souci residencies. Municipal and private parks number 17. federal courthouse valued at 150000, marble buildings, 150000 court house. Large mall order house, horse market in Midwest, 12 strong banks with weekly clearings over 1.5 million, Illinois Central shop, bridge-connected city, 150 factories employing 7000, yearly manufactured value of 20 million, 32 churches with two more under construction, 611 new residences. housing and business vacancy nearly nonexistent.