Description

The histories of Iowa's 99 counties contribute to the broader understanding of local, state, and national history. This collection includes digitized versions of published county histories from the 19th century as well as histories compiled in the 1940s by the Iowa Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration (formerly the Works Progress Administration).

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Time Span

1879 to 1942
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Top Subjects

local history biography economic development--social aspects regimental histories american civil war (united states : 1861-1865)

Locations

iowa--benton county iowa--osceola county iowa--o'brien county iowa--dubuque county iowa--polk county

Genre

local histories

Objects

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30 TOTAL ITEMS
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