Union Township, located in the north central portion of Mahaska County, was once the most prosperous place in all of Mahaska County. It is also home to one of the oldest communities in all of Mahaska County, Union Mills.
This statue of Chief Mahaska of the Ioway Nation, for which the County of Mahaska was named, was dedicated to the City of Oskaloosa in 1909 at the famous town square. Oskaloosa is the county seat for Mahaska County, so it is very fitting that a…
This is a picture of the Mahaska Lead and Zinc Mining Company, operating circa 1890, in Mahaska County, Iowa. It is important to note that coal was not the only mineral mined for in Mahaska County during the late 1800's.
"Huebinger’s map and guide for Blue Grass Road: a model dirt road through the famous Blue Grass Belt of Iowa"--Title cover. Descriptive essays of towns: Omaha -- Glenwood -- Malvern -- Hastings -- Emerson -- Red Oak -- Stanton -- Villisca -- Nodaway…