The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . f Fort Dearborn, and therest of the white inhabitants fled. The Indians were a scalping party ofWinnebagoes, who hovered around the fort some days, when they dis-appeared, and for several weeks the inhabi
The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . f Fort Dearborn, and therest of the white inhabitants fled. The Indians were a scalping party ofWinnebagoes, who hovered around the fort some days, when they dis-appeared, and for several weeks the inhabitants were not disturbed byalarms. Chicago was then so deep in the wilderness, that the news of thedeclaration of war against Great Britain, made on the 19tli of June, 1812,did not reach the commander of the garrison at Fort Dearborn till the 7thof August. Now the fast mail train will carry a man from New York toChicago in twenty-seven hours, and such a declaration might be sent,every word, by the telegraph in less than the same number of minutes. 86 THE irOETHWEST TEREITOKY, PRESENT CONDITION OF THE NORTHWEST. Preceding chapters have brought us to the close of the Black Hawkwar, and we now turn to the contemplation of the growth and prosperityof the Northwest under the smile of peace and the blessings of our civili-zation. The pioneers of this region date events back to the deep snow. !>SV^«/ A IIEPUESKXTATIVK IlOXKKU. -^ =-r c«>3 of 1831, no one arriving here since that date taking first honors. Theinciting cause of the immigration which overflowed the prairies early inthe oOs Avas the reports of the marvelous beauty and fertility of theregion distributed through the East by those who had participated in theBlack Hawk campaign with Gen. Scott. Chicago and Milwaukee thenhad a few hundred inhabitants, and Gurdon S. Hubbards trail from theformer city to Kaskaskia led almost through a Avilderness. Vegetablesand clothing were largely distributed through the regions adjoini
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