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        Directory to Local History Images & Documents
    Many viewers interested in local history have used this website as a resource of information. As this site is quite large with over 1000 images and articles, we are providing quick links in this box that will take you directly to articles or gallery albums containing local history.
  • Old local area photos click here.
  • Images of Underground RR Activity in Salem area, Lewelling house, Ruel Daggs Case click here.
  • Village Views, early images of area towns click here.
  • Early Maps/Surverys, 1785 U.S., 1846 Iowa, 1837 Jackson Twp click here.
  • O.A. Garretson was prolific writer of local history in the early 20th century with many of his articles published in the Iowa Journal of History and Politics. To view his articles about the Underground RR, Lewellings, Lowell, Pilot Grove, Indian Jim, Battle of Athens, Spanish Archeology, Civil War, Lincoln Pole Raising and more click here.
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     Surveys and Maps 
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    Gallery: Photo Gallery navigate UP Album: The Garretson Family Album navigate UP
    Brothers Joel C. and Isaac H. Garretson settled in the vicinity of Section 27 Jackson Twp Henry County Iowa in June of 1837. The first offical US Government Survey of Jackson Twp commenced on August 27, 1837 and was completed September 21, 1837. As depicted on the survey, the Garretsons had constructed their first house. Although there are no remnants of the first house, the
    Brothers Joel C. and Isaac H. Garretson settled in the vicinity of Section 27 Jackson Twp Henry County Iowa in June of 1837. The first offical US Government Survey of Jackson Twp commenced on August 27, 1837 and was completed September 21, 1837. As depicted on the survey, the Garretsons had constructed their first house. Although there are no remnants of the first house, the "Spring-Pure Water" shown on the survey still flows. *
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    An excerpt from the 1870 Atlas of Henry County Iowa showing the Garretson farm.
    An excerpt from the 1870 Atlas of Henry County Iowa showing the Garretson farm.
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    Iowa in 1846, the year it entered statehood.
    Iowa in 1846, the year it entered statehood. *
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    Eastern inset of the United States in 1785.
    Eastern inset of the United States in 1785.
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    Western inset of the United States in 1785. Note Connecticut, Virginia, and the North Carolina extending all the way out to the Mississippi River.
    Western inset of the United States in 1785. Note Connecticut, Virginia, and the North Carolina extending all the way out to the Mississippi River.
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    Inset of the Salem Quadrangle U.S. Geological Survey Topographical Map latest revision 1981 showing the southern Henry Co. and northern Lee Co. in Iowa where the Garretson farm is located. Sections 27,28,33,34 in Jackson Twp & sect. 4 in Marion Twp., Lee Co.
    Inset of the Salem Quadrangle U.S. Geological Survey Topographical Map latest revision 1981 showing the southern Henry Co. and northern Lee Co. in Iowa where the Garretson farm is located. Sections 27,28,33,34 in Jackson Twp & sect. 4 in Marion Twp., Lee Co. *
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    Gallery: Photo Gallery navigate UP Album: The Garretson Family Album navigate UP
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