Elizabeth Eddy, wife of J.P. Eddy, came to the Iowa Territory from Warren, Ohio with her husband in 1840. She was a pioneer in as many ways as her husband, and can be credited with helping build stability as J.P. Eddy established a trading post in…
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
This is a picture of the Buxton Wonders baseball team around 1900. The Buxton Wonders team traveled all over Mahaska County and the surrounding area to play against other teams during this time period. Once Buxton became a ghost town in the 1920's,…
This is a picture of the Indianapolis High School baseball team in 1916. The players in the photograph are as follows from left to right: Top Row: Earl Wymore, Ralph Hatcher, Ernest Brown, Ader Ray, Joe Pringle, Merle Brower, Leonard Smith, Lloyd…
This is a picture of the Oskaloosa recreational baseball team around 1905. Teams like this would face other community baseball teams within Mahaska County and the surrounding area and drew large numbers of local fans to their ballgames.
This is a roster of the Oskaloosa recreational baseball team around 1905. Teams like this would face other community baseball teams within Mahaska County and the surrounding area and drew large numbers of local fans to their ballgames.
This is a picture of the Rose Hill Knights of Pythiasl baseball team in 1940. Teams like this would face other community baseball teams within Mahaska County and the surrounding area and drew large numbers of local fans to their ballgames.
This is a picture of the Rose Hill High School baseball team in 1931. Baseball in Iowa has always been followed very closely at the local and professional levels. Competitivenss amongst high school teams was no different.