Fort Dodge / Megan A. Bygness and Pamela S. Bygness.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bygness, Megan A., Author.

Bygness, Pamela S., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Postcard history series.

Images of America

Postcard history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postcards--Iowa--Fort Dodge.

Postcards.

Fort Dodge (Iowa)--History--Pictorial works.

Fort Dodge (Iowa).

Fort Dodge (Iowa)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

In November 1850, at the juncture of the Des Moines River and the Lizard River, the US Territorial Army established a post named Fort Clarke. The following year, it was renamed Fort Dodge in honor of US senator Henry Dodge of Wisconsin. After the troops were disbanded in 1854, Maj. William Williams purchased the existing buildings and infrastructure from the US government and platted the city. Over the course of the 19th century, Fort Dodge developed into a booming city known as the leading industrial and cultural center of northern Iowa. The images in this book illustrate the world of 19th and 20th century Fort Dodge, presenting the strange and astonishing beauty of a bygone era and the incredible progress we have inherited.

Contents:

Greetings and views of the city

Transportation

Central Avenue

Industry

Business

Churches

Schools

Government and infrastructure

Events, entertainment, and recreation.

OCLC:

885208047