Montgomery County

by S.M. Senden

Overview

Montgomery County was one of the last areas in Iowa to be settled. For many years it was considered to be uninhabitable and of little value-until the men and women with hopes and dreams began to settle, build towns, and till the rich, fertile soil. The Forks, Binn's Grove, Hungry Hollow, Frankfort, Milford, Red Oak Junction, Stanton, Villisca, and many more settlements came into being, budding with promise, but the coming of the railroad determined the survival of them all. Some are still thriving cities, while others are no more than a fading memory that only the winds of the prairie can recall.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439639405
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/19/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	47 MB
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About the Author

The images for this book were gathered together from the archives of private collectors, historians, and the Montgomery County Historical Society. They document the transformation of the county from a few log cabins through the struggles and growth created by the railroad, which forever changed the landscape of the land, and the lives of the people in the farms, cities, and towns in Montgomery County. S. M. Senden is the former director of the Montgomery County Historical Society, a forensic artist, and a historian with a background in ancient archaeology.