This is a photograph taken of the hewn log home built by James Heatherlo in the 1840's in Rochester, Iowa, in Mahaska County. The Heatherlo home was lived in until 1950, quite the stint for a log home to be lived in. In the picture is James…
This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a division of the National Parks Services. The Heritage Documentation Programs is responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering…
This is a photo of four generations of soldiers that defended our freedoms, from the Civil War, Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), and World War II (1941-1945). Henry Adams White is the oldest gentleman in the photo, being…
This is a photo of four generations of soldiers that defended our freedoms, from the Civil War, Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), and World War II (1941-1945). Henry Adams White is the oldest gentleman in the photo, being…
Harrison Township in Mahaska County, Iowa is located at the southern tip of the county between East Des Moines and Cedar Townships. The most notable community that falls within the some of the confines of this township is that of Eddyville. It is…
Few men have enjoyed more success in both the railroad and coal mining industries 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. …
