Former Settlements in Iowa - Ghost Towns in Iowa, Littleport, Iowa, Elkport, Iowa, Donnan, Iowa, Mount Pisgah, Conover, Iowa, Doris, Iowa (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ghost Towns in Iowa, Littleport, Iowa, Elkport, Iowa, Donnan, Iowa, Mount Pisgah, Conover, Iowa, Doris, Iowa, Siegel, Iowa, Ivanhoe, Iowa, Dudley, Iowa. Excerpt: Donnan, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plat map of Donnan from 1916.The post office at Donnan was established on July 10, 1874; The town was platted in 1878 as Donnan Junction, located at the junction of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroads. Donnan was named in honor of William G. Donnan (1834-1908), who served the area in the House of Representatives 1871-75. The town plat showed Donnan divided into five blocks, with blocks 2 and 3 divided into 18 parcels each. Blocks 1, 4, and 5 were smaller because of the railroad lines running diagonally through the community. Donnan had three streets running north-south; from westernmost to easternmost the streets were named Maple, Logan, and Sumner. The east-west streets were named Woodard Street and Washburn Avenue. By 1916, only six houses had been built, and these were all on Logan Street. Several farmhouses also fronted the Rock Island railroad tracks (see map). A Donnan aerial photo taken in the 1930s, showing Donnan's new main street, New Donnan Road (running diagonally from southwest to northeast). Woodard Street and Logan Street can also be clearly seen in the photo.The settlement was officially incorporated (as Donnan) in 1922 so that a school could be built. One square mile of land was included within the city limits so the area would meet the state's 25-person minimum population requirements. By the 1930s, several improvements had been made in the town, including a diagonal road built alongside the Rock Island railroad. This road, named New Donnan Road, became the town... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1350585