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Annals of Polk County, Iowa : and City of Des Moines

by Will Porter
Des Moines, Iowa: G.A. Miller Print. Co., 1898, 1066 pgs.

Table of Contents

Ankeny -- Ashworth -- Berryhill -- Boehler -- Bowman -- Brandt -- Casady -- Cheshire -- Clark -- Cole -- Conrad -- Crocker -- Cummins -- Davis -- Dickinson -- Eastbridge -- Eiboeck -- Ewing -- Fuller -- Fatch -- Granger -- Green -- Hanawalt -- Harris -- Hargis -- Hepburn -- Howell -- Hughs -- Hull -- Hunter -- Hussey -- Lowery -- MacVicar -- Mason -- Mattes -- Matthews -- Martin -- McGarraugh -- McVey -- Miller -- Nelson -- Park -- Phillips -- Polk -- Porter -- Priebe -- Redhead -- Reinking -- Riegelman -- Rice -- Robertson -- Sherman -- Sims -- Stewart -- Van Ginkel -- Williamson -- Wright -- Youngerman

Table of Contents

Chapter I. The First of Iowa

Chapter II. Des Moines

Chapter III. The Ceding of the Lands

Chapter IV. Noted Indian chiefs

Chapter V. The first Fort Des Moines

Chapter VI. The second Fort Des Moines

Chapter VII. Soldiers and first settlers

Chapter VIII. Town and county in the forties

Chapter IX. Town and county from 1850 to 1855

Chapter X. 1855 to 1860

Chapter XI. 1860 to 1865

Chapter XII. Polk County in the war

Chapter XIII. Grand Army of the Republic

Chapter XIV. Notes on various topics

Chapter XV. Social reminiscences

Chapter XVI. County and city, 1865 to 1875

Chapter XVII. The saloon

Chapter XVIII. Odds and ends

Chapter XIX. Courts

Chapter XX. 1875 to 1885

Chapter XXI. 1885 to 1896

Chapter XXII. Crimes

Chapter XXIII. Crimes (continued)

Chapter XXIV. Crimes (continued).

Chapter XXV. The Capitol -- Old and New

Chapter XXVI. New capitol battle fought and won

Chapter XXVII. Newspapers

Chapter XXVIII. Court houses and jails

Chapter XXIX. Early politics

Chapter XXX. Organization of townships

Chapter XXXI. Early Settlers' Association

Chapter XXXII. Ferries and bridges

Chapter XXXIII. Sewers, paving, etc.

Chapter XXXIV. Woman's Suffrage Society

Chapter XXXV. Early settlers

Chapter XXXVI. U. S. land office

Chapter XXVII. First county organization

Chapter XXXVIII. Federal, state, county, and city officials

Chapter XXXIX. Sunday Schools

Chapter XL. Churches

Chapter XLI. Public schools

Chapter XLII. Polk County bar

Chapter XLIII. Physicians

Chapter XLIV. Banking in Polk County

Chapter XLV. Valley junction

Chapter XLVI. Semi-centennial celebration

Chapter XLVII. Insurance companies of Des Moines

Chapter XLVIII. Hotels

Chapter XLIX. Light and water companies...

Chapter L. Des Moines College

Chapter LI. Cottage Hospital

Chapter LII. Secret societies

Chapter LIII. Newspapers...

Chapter LIV. Polk County towns

Chapter LV. Items old and new

Chapter LVI. Miscellaneous

Chapter LVII. Current events

Chapter LVIII. The war with Spain...