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Oskaloosa, IA, 1890 map; Lincoln Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is the plat of Oskaloosa as it appeared in 1890. By this point, the town wards were more clearly identified and the town was much more modernized.
View of Oskaloosa Looking North from Courthouse, 1896; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is the way Oskaloosa appeared in 1896. This is a view of the city looking north from on top of the Mahaska County Courthouse.
View of Oskaloosa Looking West from Courthouse, 1896; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is the way Oskaloosa appeared in 1896. This is a view of the city looking west from on top of the Mahaska County Courthouse.
View of Oskaloosa Looking South from Courthouse, 1896; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is the way Oskaloosa appeared in 1896. This is a view of the city looking south from on top of the Mahaska County Courthouse.
View of Oskaloosa Looking East from Courthouse, 1896; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is the way Oskaloosa appeared in 1896. This is a view of the city looking east from on top of the Mahaska County Courthouse.
Oskaloosa Police Department, 1911; Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a photograph taken of the officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department in 1911. Pictured from left to right are the following officers; Front Row; William Cratty, Fred Green, and A.W. Walls, Back Row: R.W. Myers, E.A. Allender, Marion…
White Brothers Coal Mine, Adams Township, Iowa, late 1800's; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the White Brothers coal mine in Adams Township, Iowa, in the late 1800's. Many communities, like the ones in Adams Township, have little or no presence in Mahaska County today. Once the coal industry diminished, the…
Wright, IA, 1913 map; White Oak Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
Wright was named after the Wright family which had to come to settle the area prominently in the 1860's and 70's. It became a town with a post office on January 29, 1883. Like many other communities in Mahaska County, its purpose involved the…
Paving Cemetery Hill in 1915; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
This photo illustrates the hard work and stamina required to do physical labor like these pavers are doing. These men are paving a section of Oskaloosa known as Cemetery Hill and the year is 1915, before more efficient machinery was used to do a lot…
Currier Mill on the South Skunk River, 1885; Oskaloosa, IA; Mahaska County
The Currier Mill was a grist mill opened in the late 1870's and situated on the South Skunk River, north of the Highway 92 bridge today. The Currier Mill closed in 1919. This is a picture of the mill as it appeared in 1885.