Description: What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Dickinson County and its people. This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1902. History of Dickinson County, Iowa TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF The Spirit Lake Massacre, and the Indian Troubles on the Northwestern Frontier. ILLUSTRATED By R.A. Smith DES MOINES: The Keyon Printing & Mfg. Co. MDCCCCII 1902 (595 pages on 1 CD) An essential resource for Genealogists Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect. This book on CD is SEARCHABLE * Table of Contents CHAPTER I - Dickinson County—Location and Physical Features CHAPTER II - Treaty of 1851 CHAPTER III - Dickinson County—Name—First Exploration CHAPTER IV - The Party From Jasper County— CHAPTER V - Situation at the Lakes—The Indians in Camp CHAPTER VI - Discovery of the Massacre—Markham's Narrow Escape CHAPTER VII - The Burial—Preparations for the Return CHAPTER VIII - Extract From Lieutenant Maxwell's Account of the Expedition CHAPTER IX - Inkpadutah at Heron Lake—Other Bands of Indian CHAPTER X - Troops From Port Ridgley Reach Springfield CHAPTER XI - Government Apathy—No Attempt to Punish the Outlaws CHAPTER XII - Effect of the Massacre Elsewhere—Attraction of Emigrants CHAPTER XIII - The Three Parties—The Trip to the Lakes CHAPTER XIV - Naming the Lakes—Organizing the County CHAPTER XV - The Spirit Lake Claim Club—The First Post Office CHAPTER XVI - Disagreements and Jealousies CHAPTER XVII - Emigration in 1859 CHAPTER XVIII - Discouraging Circumstances—Apprehensions of Indian Troubles CHAPTER XIX - The Minnesota Massacre CHAPTER XX - Events in Iowa—The Massacre Along the Des Moines CHAPTER XXI - Governor Kirkwood Takes Deep Interest in Frontier Matters CHAPTER XXII - Expeditions Against the Indians CHAPTER XXIII - Close of Military Operations on the Frontier CHAPTER XXIV – Causes Delaying Emigration CHAPTER XXV - The Settlement at Lakeville in 1866 CHAPTER XXVI - The Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad CHAPTER XXVII - A Period of Prosperity—Post Office at Lakeville and Lake Park— CHAPTER XXVIII - The Second Invasion—The Destruction Greater Than Ever CHAPTER XXIX - The Early Schools—Lack of Funds CHAPTER XXX - The Need of a Railroad CHAPTER XXXI - Disappearance of the Game—The Last Buffalo Killed in Iowa CHAPTER XXXII - Early Fishing—The Supply Begins to Diminish CHAPTER XXXIII - Early Boating—The First Sailboats CHAPTER XXXIV - The Town of Spirit Lake CHAPTER XXXV - Spirit Lake Town Continued CHAPTER XXXVI - The Spirit Lake Post Office - Postmasters CHAPTER XXXVII - The Early Churches—M. E. Pastors CHAPTER XXXVIII - Milford CHAPTER XXXIX - Lake Park- Superior and Terrill—Silver Lake Township CHAPTER XL - The Early Summer Tourists—Limited Accommodations CHAPTER XLI - Resorts on West Okoboji—Arnold's Park CHAPTER XLII - Farmers' Organizations—The Dickinson County Agricultural CHAPTER XLIII - The Monument CHAPTER XLIV - Conclusion
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Subject: History
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