Pictured here is the horse and buggy of J.B. McCurdy, owner of J.B. McCurdy and Company, which was a furniture and undertaking business. Located north of the Mahaska County Courthouse on North 1st Street, McCurdy opened his business in 1866 and…
J.P. Eddy came to the Iowa Territory from Warren, Ohio in 1840. He set up a trading post among the native Sauk and Fox indians at that time near the Muchankinock Creek mouths along the Des Moines River. In 1842, a treaty was established between the…
In 1869, Jefferson School was erected to serve the children residing in the Second Ward of Oskaloosa. This is a photograph taken of the school in 1896, at which time the building administator was Milo Hunt. Teachers on staff included: Floy…
Jefferson Township in Mahaska County is located on the Southwestern most corner of the county and was home to a booming mining industry back in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. The most notable of the mining communities in Jefferson Township…
Pictured here is an image of John A. Kalbach of Oskaloosa, Iowa, dating back to 1895. Kalbach was the successful owner of Kalbach and Sons, a dealer specializing in the sale of lumber. Opened in the summer of 1864, Kalbach's business enjoyed much…
This is an image of John C. Williams, the city solicitor of Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1896. Williams came to Oskaloosa in 1872 and graduated from Penn College in 1877. After passing the bar exam in 1881, Williams practiced law for several years and became…
This is a lithographic portrait of John Montgomery, the original owner of all land property found in the town of Oskaloosa, Iowa. In 1843, Montgomerey received the land patent from the U.S. government. Eventually, Montgomery sold the property off…
The house was built in the early 1870s by John Waggoner, a carpenter who had lived in Oskaloosa since 1851, who lived here with his wife. The owner from 1973 until 1983 was Mildred Wick. This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a…
The house was built in the early 1870s by John Waggoner, a carpenter who had lived in Oskaloosa since 1851, who lived here with his wife. The owner from 1973 until 1983 was Mildred Wick. This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a…
The house was built in the early 1870s by John Waggoner, a carpenter who had lived in Oskaloosa since 1851, who lived here with his wife. The owner from 1973 until 1983 was Mildred Wick. This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a…
