A 50-page history of the first ten years of the college. It was incorporated into the 1976 annual report which was included in the Volume 6., No.2, Summer 1976 issue of the "Community Quarterly".
First hotel was built in 1843 by John Banfill in Jacksonville, Iowa ( later renamed as Garnavillo, Iowa). The building sat on Main Street , Block 11 Lot 8, diagonally across from south east corner of the city park. Note the sign states W. Brumm…
Garnavillo Hotel on Main street, block 11 Lot 8. The big building to the left in the photo is the Hotel Proper, The building to the the right of the hotel in the picture was later used as a printing office in 1906. Photo was taken pre 1885. Notice…
Garnavillo Hotel that was built in the 1880's, sometimes referred to as the Schumacher Hotel. The hotel sat diagonally across from the South East corner of the city park on block 11, Lot 8. Main Street going south: Garnavillo Hotel, Printing Office,…