Early Navigation of Western Rivers ..............................56
Archaeology of the Northwest   ...............................59
Sketches of Western and Northwestern States ...............67-86

Expedition of Lewis and Clarke .........................86-96
Sketch of Chicago    ..............................96-104
Descriptive and Geological Sketch   ..................105-108
Lakes of Northern Iowa    ..............................108-117
Geology of Iowa    ............................117-124
Economic Geology  ............................124-129
How the Title to Iowa Lands is Derived  ...................130-136
System of Public Land Surveys  .............................136-141
Earley Settlements and Territorial Organization  ............141-153
Territory of Iowa  ..................153-156
The Boundary Dispute    ............156-158
State Organization   .................158-162
Educational   ................162
State University    ............163
Agricultural College    .........165
State Normal School   ..........166
Colleges, Seminaries and Academies  ........166-168
State Institutions    ..............169-171
Railroads    ...................172-173
Official Record   .......174-182
Statistics    ..................183-190
Centennial Awards   .........191-194
Abstracts of Iowa State Law    ..........195-206
Landlord and Tenant ...........207
Game Laws   .............217
Purchasing Books by Subscription   ........219
Constitution of Iowa .............220-229
   Article I thru 5
Constitution of Iowa cont. ........229 - 239
Miscellaneous .............252-256

History of Washington County

The County-Its Location and name ...........257
Geography  ...........258
Physical Features   ...........259
Geology    ..........261
Economic Geology    ..........263
Indians and Indian Affairs   ..............264
Keokuk and Wapello ................268-275
Indian Incidents and Reminiscences  ............275-279
Early Settlement   ..............280-293
Early Settlement, cont.    ...........294-308
Pioneer Life   ...........308
Claim Clubs and Club Laws    ................314
A Border Sketch    ..............316
Surveys and Land Sales     ...........319
The First Real Estate Record    ........326
First Mortgage     ................326
First Real Estate Transfer   .........328
Trading Points   ..........329
Traping and Hunting    ..........333
Growth of the County    ...........334
Table of Events   ............336
County Organization   ............337
Location of County Seat ..............344
Further Proceedings of the Commissioner's Court ..............347
Road Districts ..............347
Voting Precincts..........348
Ferries.............348
First Jail.............348
Second Court House ...........350
The Board of Fifteen ...........352
Early County Officers and Finances ...........352
First Tax List ...............357
First Bills Allowed...........365
Old Records ...........366
The First Courts ...........367
First Divorce ..........370
The First Judge ..........372
Territorial and County Roads ..............374
Political ...............378
County Officers ...........381
Public Buildings
     Courthouses .............384
     That Jail  ................387
     Asylum for the Poor and Insane  .........388-395
Railroad .............395-407
The Press of Washington County  .............407-421
Educational .................422
Religious .....................431
Gold Excitement  ............435
Washington Agruicultural Society  .............439
Old Settler's Association   ..............442
War History ................448
     Brief histories of the companys with a list of men that were in each company.
     Second Infantry.........452
     Second Veteran Infantry .......457
     Seventh Infantry ...........458
     Eighth Infantry .............463
     Tenth Infantry .............466
     Eleventh Infantry ...........472
     Thirteenth Infantry ...........475
     Seventeenth Infantry ...........482
     Eighteenth Infantry ............484
     Nineteenth Infantry ............486
     Twenty-fourth Infantry ..........490
     Twenty-fifth Infantry ............491
     Thirtieth Infantry ............498
     Thirty-seventh Infantry - "Grey-Beard Regiment" ...........502
     Forty-fifth Infantry (100 Days) ................503
     First Cavalry ..........505
     Ninth Cavalry .........508
     Miscellaneous Infantry Regiments ...........509
     Recapitulation ............515
Sherman's March to the Sea (poem)      ...........518
Soldiers' Reunion .............519
Wars Nearer Home
    The Washington County Campaign .............522
    The Skunk River War .................523
 Accident and Crime .........527
     The Killing of Perry by Searcy ...........528
     The Johnson Murder .................528
     Murder of Ferdinand Coffman and Child--Conviction and Execution of William M'Cauley ................531
     Conviction of Herriman for the Murder of Miller. Preparations for His Execution. The Gallows Cheated Out of its Victim     ................532 
     The Murder of Jonathan Dewees ...............534
     The Killing of Dr. Sales ..................534
     The M'Nalley-King Murder ...................535
     The Assassination of John O. Dayton ..........535
     Killed by the Cars ...............535
     Another Railroad Accident ..............536
     The Miller Murder .................536
     Burning of the Richmond Brewery ..........536
     Three Suicides and One Murder ............536
 The Great Tornado .............537
Towns and Townships
     Washington ...............541
       Banks .................552
       The City Incorporated .................553
       Public Schools ..............554
       Society of Natural History ..........556
       Washington Free Public Library ........557
       Societies and Lodges .............557-560
       Churches ...........560
       Other churches ..........563
     Brighton Township and Town ..............565
     Clay Township ...............569
     Marion Township ...........571
     Oregon Township ............573
     Astoria .............574
     Ainsworth ...........574
     Crawford Township ..............576
     Dutch Creek Township ...........578
     Paris ....................579
     Iowa Township ...........580
     The Town of Yatton ...........581
     Riverside ............581
     Seventy-Six Township ..............583
     Cedar Township ............585
     The Town of Lexington .............586
     Franklin Township ............587
       Grace Hill
       West Chester
     Highland Township ..............588
     Harrisburg ..............589
     English River Township ..............590
     Richmond ............592
     Kalona ............593
     Jackson Township .........593
     Lime Creek Township .........594
     Wassonville ..............595
     Wellman ................596

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