Travel back in time to 1880s Iowa with this comprehensive history of Washington County. From its earliest settlement to its current state, this book covers all the major events and personalities that have shaped this Midwestern community. But it's not just a dry recitation of facts - the biographical directory at the end of the book brings the county's citizens to life in vivid detail. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from History of Washington County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &C.; A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men In. 1783 the treaty Of peace, which ended. The Revolutionary struggle, was concluded, and by its terms the boundaries of the. West. Were define as fol lows: On the north, to extend along the center of the Great Lakes from the western point of Lake Superior to Long Lake; thence to. The Lake of the Woods; thence to the head Of the Mississippi river, down its center to the 31st parallel of latitude thence on that line east to the head of Appa lachico-lia: river, down its center to the junction with the Flint; thence straight to. The head: of St. Mary's river; and thence down along its center to the Atlantic Ocean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.