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Author:
Thomas, Clayton F.
Title:
Trails to train tracks : the history of Elm Springs: a vanished Butler County, Iowa settlement / by Clayton F. Thomas.
Publisher:
University of Arizona Libraries Express Document Center,
Copyright Date:
©2015
Description:
166 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject:
Extinct cities--Butler County.--Butler County.
Rural schools--Butler County.--Butler County.
Country life--Iowa.
Butler County (Iowa)--History.
Notes:
History of a ghost town located in Butler County, Iowa. Elm Springs was platted in about 1855. Its post office ran from 1857 to 1869 when it was transferred to the nearby town of Greene, Iowa.
Contents:
1. Introduction to Lower Grove--2. The struggle for control of Iowa--3. Sojourners, squatters, speculators--4. Elm Springs, lost in time--5. From trails to train tracks--6. Postmarked Elm Springs--7. The old Goheen Place--8. Coldwater School District No. 1--9. The resilient, revered, respected--10. Rest in peace--Appendix A: Brethren cemetery records--Appendix B: Photo gallery--Selected bibliography--Acknowledgements
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1000617689
Locations:
F3OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Iowa City)

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