History of Clark County Missouri

Description

With Names of Many Early Residents!
Clark County,
Missouri
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New!
90
-page
Booklet
Early days in Clark County, MO, are recalled in this brand new booklet, comprised of  excerpts from Goodspeed's 1887:
History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Missouri
. The 90-page spiral bound 8 1/2" x 11" book, is printed on 60# paper. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover.
Topics covered in the history of this rural county in northeast-corner of Missouri include:
Location, Topography, Geology,
Mineral Resources; Exploration by Father Marquette and Sieur Joliet in 1673; Major Pike and other later explorers; Permanent settlers, including Jacob Weaver and family, "General" Harrison, a man named Sackett, Jeremiah Wayland, George Heywood, Samuel Bartlett, Giles Sullivan, William Bartlett, Peter Gillis, William Clark, and others; the first wedding ceremony-- performed twice; the first white children born in the county; Weather troubles; Local Indians, including Keokuk and Mack-a-ce-ne-ne; the Black Hawk War in 1832; a banquet for the Indians after the war; an extensive list of settlers prior to 1836 and their townships; Wild Animals; the Agricultural and Mechanical Association with names; Organization of the county; the first Board of Justices; various locations of the County Seat; County officers; Finances, Railroad Bonds, etc.; the Poor Asylum; Taxation, Elections and population; Railrads; Slavery, with names of slaveholders;  County supervisors; County and Circuit courts; Jurors; the First Killing, Various court cases with few convictions, Detailed accounts of the Baird case and the Murder of the Spencer Family; Lawyers and Judges; Various communities -- Lancaster, Alexandria, Gregory's Landing, St. Francisville, Waterloo, Winchester, Luray, Athens, Fairmont, Peakeville, Union, Kahoka, Wayland, Ashton, St. Patrick, Clark City, Temperance; the Anti-Horse-Thief Association;  Societies; a Gigantic Scheme -- the real estate transactions of William Muldrow; the Alexandria Delta and other newspapers; the Iowa War -- a war without battles or lives lost; the Mexican War; the Battle of Athens and the Civil War period; Schools; Kohoka College; Churches;
and other items of interest.
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