The town square has been a place of social importance in American history, especially in small towns like Oskaloosa, Iowa, depicted in this photograph. Taken in the late 1800's, the crowd gathering outside the town square could have been doing so…
The Elmhurst Country Club in Oskaloosa, Iowa opened in 1928. Many luncheons and banquets were held there until the country club closed in 2008 and was reopened in 2008 as Oskaloosa Golf. Seated in the middle of the photograph is C.L. Barnhouse,…
This is a picture taken of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) building, which served as a meeting site for veterans of the Civil War from 1885 until 1890. Veterans that served under the 33rd Iowa Regiment would most likely have utilized this…
This is a photograph taken of the McNeill home in the late 1880's. The home was located on Park Place on the northeast side of Oskaloosa. The home burned down in May 0f 1924. At the time it burned down, the McNeill home was one of the finest homes in…
This is a photograph of the H.L. Spencer and Company basement stockroom that was taken in the 1890's. Harry Lindley (H.L.) Spencer started a grocery business in 1867 with F.J. Terry in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Over the years the business gained much…
This is a photograph of the H.L. Spencer and Company building that was taken in 1908. Harry Lindley (H.L.) Spencer started a grocery business in 1867 with F.J. Terry in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Over the years the business gained much success and Spencer…
This is a photograph of the H.L. Spencer and Company loading shed that was taken in the 1890's. Harry Lindley (H.L.) Spencer started a grocery business in 1867 with F.J. Terry in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Over the years the business gained much success and…
This is a drawing of the H.L. Spencer Memorial Chapel. Harry Lindley (H.L.) Spencer served in the Civil War in the 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. After the war, Spencer moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he started a grocery business in 1867 with F.J.…
Few men have enjoyed more success in both the railroad and coal mining inudstries than H.W. McNeill. Born June 18, 1847, in Peoria, Illinois, Hobart W. McNeill studied at the University of Virginia until the school was closed by the Confederacy. …
