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Author: Williams Bros
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331610741
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 556

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Excerpt from History of Buchanan County, Iowa: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches In speaking of ihe importance of local histories, we must not omit to mention the fact that they often afford valuable material for those more extensive historical works, which pertain to the State or the nation at large. Characters with only a local reputation, entitling them to biographical sketches in county histories, may afterwards wina national fame; and the subsequent historian, called to write of their life and times, may be able to find in such histories alone the record of their early career. Events also having at first only a local significance, and recorded only in local histories, may subsequently, by their connection with later events, become of national importance. And yet, if they had not been rescued from oblivion by the local historian, no authentic accounts of them would ever have been transmitted to posterity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Harry Church Chappell
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230368351
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Languages : en
Pages : 332

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...in the shape of buildings on Chatham Street at its own expense and to plank the tracks on said streets between the rails and one foot on each side, and also to build a first class, brick passenger depot and to have the same completed by September 1, 1892. The plans for the same were exhibited to the council at its meetings. It is a fine structure of ample proportions and is so placed between Chatham and Walnut streets that the stoppage of trains does not obstruct the street. Covered platforms extend on each side of it to the line of those streets. A handsome park, laid out with flower beds and small trees, make it one of the most attractive depots along the Central Line. The entire cost of this and the new stock yards built at that time cost $25,000. They also built a fine bridge over the Wapsie at a cost of $20,000, which was the one used until 1912 when it was condemned and torn down. And for two years they have been constructing one at that point, experiencing great difficulty in establishing the concrete foundations for the piers. It was finished in the spring of 1914 and although a very unattractive structure, is built to withstand all onslaughts of time and weather and will probably furnish data for the next historian fifty years hence. In 1891 a new passenger depot was erected by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad Company at Independence, Iowa. The ground was broken in May of that year and the building was rushed to completion in August in time to accommodate the race meet crowds. The depot is situated on Main Street, south of the old one, and on the east side of the track. The foundation is constructed of Anamosa stone and the walls of brick. The elevations were so made that the building has three fronts. The...

Author: Harry Church Chappell
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Category : Buchanan County (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 766

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Author: Harry Church 1870 Chappell
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362676195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 766

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Category : Microcards
Languages : en
Pages : 650

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Author: Harry Church Chappell
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022421028
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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First published in 1914, this exhaustive history of Buchanan County, Iowa, is an invaluable resource for genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in the history of the American Midwest. The book covers everything from the county's early settlement to its growth and development in the 20th century, and includes detailed biographies of many of its most prominent citizens. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Harry Church Chappell
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Category : Buchanan County (Iowa)
Languages : en
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2576

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Author: Army Center of Military History
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ISBN: 9781944961404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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American Military History provides the United States Army-in particular, its young officers, NCOs, and cadets-with a comprehensive but brief account of its past. The Center of Military History first published this work in 1956 as a textbook for senior ROTC courses. Since then it has gone through a number of updates and revisions, but the primary intent has remained the same. Support for military history education has always been a principal mission of the Center, and this new edition of an invaluable history furthers that purpose. The history of an active organization tends to expand rapidly as the organization grows larger and more complex. The period since the Vietnam War, at which point the most recent edition ended, has been a significant one for the Army, a busy period of expanding roles and missions and of fundamental organizational changes. In particular, the explosion of missions and deployments since 11 September 2001 has necessitated the creation of additional, open-ended chapters in the story of the U.S. Army in action. This first volume covers the Army's history from its birth in 1775 to the eve of World War I. By 1917, the United States was already a world power. The Army had sent large expeditionary forces beyond the American hemisphere, and at the beginning of the new century Secretary of War Elihu Root had proposed changes and reforms that within a generation would shape the Army of the future. But world war-global war-was still to come. The second volume of this new edition will take up that story and extend it into the twenty-first century and the early years of the war on terrorism and includes an analysis of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq up to January 2009.