Ottumwa, 1848-1948: One Hundred Years a City (Classic Reprint)
- ISBN-10
- 1528111516
- ISBN-13
- 9781528111515
- Pages
- 86
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-29
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Author
- James C. Taylor Jr
Description
Excerpt from Ottumwa, 1848-1948: One Hundred Years a City This condensed story OF ottumwa, Iowa, it has not been possible to mention all the prominent individuals, business firms and organizations that have helped to build this city. The writer asks indulgence for his omissions, with the sincere hope that at some future date a more detailed history will remember all names identified with the community's growth and development. The pages that follow were accomplished with the assistance of many gracious friends. I am particularly indebted to' Mrs. Lloyd D. Burton who gave generously of her time studying the narrative and offering suggestions which added pertinent details and increased interest. My thanks to Mr. J. Fred Dings, Mr. Lynn 0. Lancey, Mr. And Mrs. H. E. Swenson, the Ottumwa Daily Courier and the Ottumwa Municipal Band for supplying splendid period photographs of Ottumwa people and scenes, and to Miss May Belle Ditch and her staff at the public library for supplying vast quantities of reference books, periodicals, newspapers, souvenir programs, photographs and drawings. Other valuable material was contributed by Mrs. G. R. Hadden. Ottumwa business men were especially helpful in providing pertinent information, and Mr. Charles W. Brockman furnished facts dealing with the city's govern ment. Mrs. Frank P. Hofmann supplied colorful notes concerning the town's Grand Opera House. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
