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Source:
The History of Delaware Co., IA
containing A History of the County, its Cities, towns, &c.,
A Biographical Directory of its 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 Delaware County, Constitution of the
United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, &c
- illustrated -
Publ. Chicago: Western Historical Company
Successors to H. F. Kett & Co.
1878
PETERSBURG
(Bremen Township)
p. 559 - 560
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A small village situated on Section 4, 89-3 (Bremen). The
first store and first building on the site of the village
was built and opened by Barney Sassen,
probably about 1873. The post office was established March
7, 1874, Barney Sassen, Postmaster.
The Catholic Church building was commenced under the
pastorate of Rev. John B. Weikman; Building
Committee, Adolf Amenn, H. Bohnankamp, Clemens Fraley
and Theodore Alldoff. The church was completed in
1874. The present Pastor, Rev. S. Maaspost,
assumed the care of the church in February, 1874.
The Petersburg Catholic School building adjoins the
church, and was erected at the same time the church was
built. It employs one teacher, and at the close of 1877
reported fifty pupils in attendance. The present teacher is
Theodore Alldorf.
BUSINESS INTERESTS
The present
business interests of Petersburg are represented as follows:
General Merchandise, Domyer & Sassen,
1875 ; Rubly & Bro., 1876. Harness Maker, Henry
Lanpman, 1876. Blacksmith, Joseph Bleeker,
1876; Charles Thorne, 1877. Shoemaker,
Peter Schmidt, 1875. Wagon Maker, Frank
Barnes, 1877; H. Hofer, 1877. Millinery, Bertha E.
Myers, 1878.
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