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Congregational Church, burned down in April, 1913, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This photograph shows the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the…
Congregational Church, burned down in April, 1913, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This photograph shows the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the…
St. James Episcopal Church, Easter, 1918, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of the inside of the St. James Episcopal Church…
Hewn Log Home of James Heatherlo, 1840's; Mahaska County; Iowa
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…
Pavement Resurfacing in 1947; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a picture of men resurfacing pavement in downtown Oskaloosa in 1947.
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Depot, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1896; Mahaska County
This is an 1896 photograph taken of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oskaloosa serviced a number of railroad companies in the middle to late 19th Centuries, causing a influx of people to migrate to not only…
Breaking Sod for the New Friends Yearly Meeting House, circa 1912, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of of Quakers/Friends breaking ground for a new…
Breaking Sod for the New Friends Yearly Meeting House, circa 1912, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a picture of Quakers/Friends breaking ground for a new…
Statue of Chief Mahaska, dedicated in 1909
This statue of Chief Mahaska was dedicated to the people of Oskaloosa on May 12, 1909, and is located on the west side of the Oskaloosa's town square. The statue was designed by Shirley Fry of Creston, IA after being approached by James D. Edmundson…
Chief Jim White Cloud Rhodd (1935-1997), Great Great Grandson of Chief Mahaska, Ioway Nation; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is a picture taken of Chief Jim White Cloud Rhodd, the last Chief of the Ioway Native-American Nation. He was the Great Great Great Grandson of Chief Mahaska of the Ioway Nation. Chief Jim White Cloud Rhodd was the son of Chief Dan White…