University Park, IA, 1913 map; Spring Creek Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
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Title
University Park, IA, 1913 map; Spring Creek Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
Description
Established as a religious community under the leadership of W.R. and Eloise Gilmore, University Park was officially established with a post office dating back to May 15, 1909. The Gilmore's wanted to start a religious school and found 121 acres due east of Oskaloosa in the Fall of 1904 and was purchased under the Holiness Land Investment Company. 75 of the acres were for the campus, with the other 36 acres to be sold as an investment to others interested in buying property. In 1959, the school became known as Vennard College, named after Dr. Iva Vennard from the Chicago Evangelistic Institute, which the school was known as previously. Here is a plat of University Park dating back to 1913.
Creator
Mahaska County Historical Society
Source
Mahaska County Collection
Publisher
Curtis Media Corporation: Dallas, Texas
Date
2008-07-19
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www.wmpenn.edu/library/library/about.html
Format
still image/jpeg
Type
image
Identifier
Wilcox Library
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,75