History of Winneshiek and Allamakee counties, Iowa . „„-^^. s. ft PUBLIC LIBRARY A6TOR, LENOX ANDTILOEN FOUNDATIONS HISTORY OF WINNESHIEK COUNTY. 301 township has a population of 826, and the village 199. It is about12 miles north of Decorah, with which it is connected by A. MPregs daily mail and stage line. A: J. Cratsenberg is postmaster and has a good general H. Willets is another merchant, and there are several otherbranches of business. There is a good hotel, the American House,kept by J. H. Porter. There are three church buildings, theMethodist, Congregational, and S
History of Winneshiek and Allamakee counties, Iowa . „„-^^. s. ft PUBLIC LIBRARY A6TOR, LENOX ANDTILOEN FOUNDATIONS HISTORY OF WINNESHIEK COUNTY. 301 township has a population of 826, and the village 199. It is about12 miles north of Decorah, with which it is connected by A. MPregs daily mail and stage line. A: J. Cratsenberg is postmaster and has a good general H. Willets is another merchant, and there are several otherbranches of business. There is a good hotel, the American House,kept by J. H. Porter. There are three church buildings, theMethodist, Congregational, and Second Adventists, and an OddFellows lodge of 40 members, with a hall of their own. It haslimestone quarries, and the surface of the country is rolling andfertile, and well settled by intelligent farmers. In the fall of1881 a five per cent, tax was voted for a railroad through BurrOak, known as the Minnesota, Iowa & Southwestern, running fromLa Crosse southwest, and there are prospects that it will be built,and increase the importance and business of the
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