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Co.A was called the "Northwest Hawkeyes".
I will be posting clips of interest that we found out of the Hamilton Freeman a Republican paper from Webster City. The Freeman was the only paper in town.
Also, I will be posting a diary that will help not only Co.A but also Co.D in understand the Iowans role in this campaign.
This information will be posted at different times this year.
Information about Hamilton County
Population of Hamilton County:
1860: 1698
1863: 1602
Railroad:
Iowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad (came across the county, establishing on the way the towns of Williams and Blairsburg, passing through Webster City.
River: Boone River (river was named by two companies of Dragoons in the early 1850’s)
Information about Webster City
First post officer established October 9, 1855
*1853 Wilson Brewer walks to Iowa City with the intent on going to other states to recruit people to move to Webster City.
*Streets: (of business district):
Division, Main, Seneca, Dubuque, Water, Superior, Bank, River, Bridge
Churches:
Congregational Church dated August 12, 1855
Asbury United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
School:
First School was a log cabin built mid 1850’s. School was also used as a church(Baptist, Methodist and Congregational). (New school was built 1864.)
First School Master was Nathan Hathway. He served in a band of settlers who responded to the Spirit Lake Massacre. He supposidely died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Businesses:
Kendall Youngs General Store
L.L. Treats General Store
Sam Baxter’s Hardware and Implement Shop
Webster City Bank of Young, Estes Company
E.W. Salsbury and Co. Land Agent
Hamilton Freeman Officer (Newspaper, Republican Party Paper)
Robison and Barton Hardware
Hawkeye Drug
H.M. Metkeff Dry Goods Store
Smith and Brothers Land Officer
Andrew Sharkey’s Wagon Shop
Webster City Saloon
Cyrus Smith Dry Goods Store
Western Stage Company Stables
W.W. Wells Tailor ShopDezeyk’s Brewery
Town Hall was located on the second floor of a two story building east side of Seneca Street. (No name of the business was mentioned in the source of this information)
Co.A was called the "Northwest Hawkeyes".
I will be posting clips of interest that we found out of the Hamilton Freeman a Republican paper from Webster City. The Freeman was the only paper in town.
Also, I will be posting a diary that will help not only Co.A but also Co.D in understand the Iowans role in this campaign.
This information will be posted at different times this year.
Information about Hamilton County
Population of Hamilton County:
1860: 1698
1863: 1602
Railroad:
Iowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad (came across the county, establishing on the way the towns of Williams and Blairsburg, passing through Webster City.
River: Boone River (river was named by two companies of Dragoons in the early 1850’s)
Information about Webster City
First post officer established October 9, 1855
*1853 Wilson Brewer walks to Iowa City with the intent on going to other states to recruit people to move to Webster City.
*Streets: (of business district):
Division, Main, Seneca, Dubuque, Water, Superior, Bank, River, Bridge
Churches:
Congregational Church dated August 12, 1855
Asbury United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
School:
First School was a log cabin built mid 1850’s. School was also used as a church(Baptist, Methodist and Congregational). (New school was built 1864.)
First School Master was Nathan Hathway. He served in a band of settlers who responded to the Spirit Lake Massacre. He supposidely died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Businesses:
Kendall Youngs General Store
L.L. Treats General Store
Sam Baxter’s Hardware and Implement Shop
Webster City Bank of Young, Estes Company
E.W. Salsbury and Co. Land Agent
Hamilton Freeman Officer (Newspaper, Republican Party Paper)
Robison and Barton Hardware
Hawkeye Drug
H.M. Metkeff Dry Goods Store
Smith and Brothers Land Officer
Andrew Sharkey’s Wagon Shop
Webster City Saloon
Cyrus Smith Dry Goods Store
Western Stage Company Stables
W.W. Wells Tailor ShopDezeyk’s Brewery
Town Hall was located on the second floor of a two story building east side of Seneca Street. (No name of the business was mentioned in the source of this information)
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