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Harrison Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
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…
Residential Road in Oskaloosa, 1896; Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a scene of a residential area close to downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1896. Note that the roads on this residential street still have not been paved with blocks of cement and would not be for about a decade later.
Madison Township Church member key, Mahaska County, Iowa, late 1800's.
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. Pictured here is the key to the picture showing a gathering of the…
Park Place, home of H.W. McNeill, 1880's; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County; Iowa
This is a photograph taken of of the McNeill home in the late 1880's. The home was located on Park Place on the northeast side of Oskaloosa. The home burned down in May of 1924. At the time it burned down, the McNeill home was one of the finest…
Mahaska County Courthouse Dedication Ceremony, February 27, 1886; Oskaloosa, Iowa
This is the scene in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, on February 27, 1886. Citizens have gathered in the town square to dedicate the newly built Mahaska County Courthouse.
A.M. Ellis Mine, 1930; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the A.M. Ellis Coal Mine in 1930. Today, the Oskaloosa golf course is located there. By this point, coal mining was just becoming more modernized, but was and still is a dangerous occupation. Note the equipment being…
Community Scene in Lacey, 1913; Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a picture of people outside a store or home in Lacey, Iowa, in 1913. Lacey was a town named after Congressman John F. Lacey, who brought the railroad past this point named after him.
Granville, IA, 1913 map; Richland Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
Granville was platted by Theodore Spain on June 18, 1851. By January of 1883, the post office of this town closed, because like so many other small communities in Mahaska County, the railroad missed them. This is a town map in 1913. Notice how the…
Friends Yearly Meeting House, circa 1920, 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 Friends Yearly Meeting House circa 1920,…