Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . rciuette and Joliet, who descendedit almost to its mouth in 167:5, and of La Salle, who in 1«82 passedthrough it to the Gulf of Mexico and took possession of the countryin the name of the King of France. Were it an account of Indianwars, it would recount the war-dances of the
Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . rciuette and Joliet, who descendedit almost to its mouth in 167:5, and of La Salle, who in 1«82 passedthrough it to the Gulf of Mexico and took possession of the countryin the name of the King of France. Were it an account of Indianwars, it would recount the war-dances of the Algonkins, the Da-kotas, and the Sioux. But it is intended for those now on earth,doing business and on the lookout for more advantageous localities,although there are those now living here who knew Keokuk and Black Hawk per-sonally (the latter died October 3, 1838) before Moline attracted much here dates back to 1840, when a rude dam thrown across Sylvan waterat the foot of Rodman avenue supplied openings for seven wheels. THE citys LOCATION. Moline, whose name signifies City of Mills, is distinguished for its healthful andbeautiful location, as well as for the amount and excellence of its manufactures, whichin one form or another find their way to almost every farm and into ahnost every.
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