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Fifty Years in Waterloo Marked by Gates Residence
J C Gates observes the fiftieth anniversary of moving to Waterloo on September 17 1864 when he and his wife crossed the Mississippi at Dubuque and traveled eight hours to Waterloo. He recalls early Iowa railroads, prairies, and Waterloo’s 1860s growth including churches, schools, banks and shops, and notes many Civil War veterans and former business leaders now gone.
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Gates
Waterloo
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Falls
Chicago
Mt. Gates
Mississippi
Franklin Street
Jefferson Street
Central House
Chapman & Wiliams
Cedar Valley House
John Mesick
Smith-Landisco
N.S. Hungerford
Parmenter &| 3Ferte
W. A. Chapin
DB. J. Canwell
Raymond Bros
George BR
W. Butler
T.S. Leonard
M. H. Moore
R. T. Witt
J. Taylor
J. C. Cropper
Charles Mullan
Wosford & Miller
George W. Miller
W. J. Ackley
Revenalix
RA. Williams
A. Middledsheh
J. Varber
Cage & Allen
Sylvester Cage
Allen
Tenth Street
Macksmith
City
M. W. Taylor
Chautaudua Park
Tamons Johnson
Waverly
Yincinity
Winele Sam
Od. Williams
S. A. Tloff
Alva Page
D. Co. Ellis
J. HH. Bronson
Michael Giney
William Starr
John McGhane
Tames
J., Conley
W. Mutlan
Mr. Gates
Racals