ALIMEDA. Laid out as a town in 1859 north of and adjoining Fredonia, and later made a part of that town. ALTONA. The name of the post office from 1857 to 1859 at Hillsboro, which see below. BIG SPRINGS. A post office from 1863 to 1869 in the northeast corner of Oakland Township on the Iowa River. BLACK HAWK. The… Read more →
ALLISON. The name of the post office from 1865 to 1877 at the village of Luxemburg. ALMA. In the north central part of Taylor Township. Post office, 1855-57. ASPINWALL. In section 11, Jefferson Township. Post office, 1855-61. BALLY GLAUGH GROVE. Pioneer name of the present hamlet of Bally Claugh in section 15, Table Mound Township. The post office was established… Read more →
ALBRIGHT’S. In the southern part of Benton Township. Post office, 1849-65. AMITYVILLE. In the southwestern part of Huron Township. Post office, 1871-79. BLUFF DALE. The original name of the post office (1817-53) at the present village of Kingston. BURKHART’S POINT. The first post office established in Franklin Township, in 1836. CENTERVILLE. In eastern part of Danville Township, as shown on… Read more →
ANDERSON. In the southern part of Melville Township. Post office, 1863-65. BISMARCK. A town in section 6, Farmersburg Township. Platted in 1875. Post office, 1873-1900. BROOKVILLE. In the northeast corner of Mendon Township, as appears on maps from 1855 to 1862. CASS. Listed in the U. S. Official Register as a post office in Clayton County from 1857 to 1859,… Read more →
ALLAMAKEE. South of the mouth of Paint Creek, section 10, Fairview Township. Platted as a town in 1858, but soon abandoned. Post office, 1859-1877. ALTON. In section 1, French Creek Township, near where French Creek flows into the Upper Iowa River. Village platted in 1858, only a few lots sold, and no town built. BUCKLAND. In southern part of section… Read more →
Gold In Clayton County, weekend prospectors have had some success finding gold in the streams near Strawberry Point. Pearls Fresh water pearls have been found along the tributaries of the Mississippi River at McGregor, Clinton, Davenport, and Mus-catine, and in numerous small streams throughout the state. It is a common misnomer that all fresh water pearls are valueless. Gem-quality fresh… Read more →
Settlement first began in what became Scott County around 1833. Soon after towns sprang up along the Mississippi River. By 1836 the first survey of public land in Iowa was called for, and by March of 1837 the Scott County area had been completely surveyed. The territorial governor required this survey prior to the organization of the county. Subsequently, Scott… Read more →
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