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History of Linn County,
Missouri
An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and A Compendium of
Actual Facts.
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It Contains
A Condensed History of the State of Missouri and Its Chief
Cities -
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
A Reliable History of Lynn County -
Its Pioneer Record, War History,
Resources, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of
Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of great
Value, and a Large Amount of Miscellaneous
Matter, Incidents, etc. Etc.
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ILLUSTRATED
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Publ. Kansas City, Mo.
Birdsall & Dean.
1882
CHAPTER II.
WHEN THE WILDERNESS COMMENCED TO BLOSSOM
LIKE THE ROSE
1837 - Influx of Settlers - Their Homes and Trials - The
First Mill - Schools - Churches, Preachers, Teachers, and
Physicians - Trading Point - Prices of Goods - Barter and
Sale - Country Produce - Game, Honey, etc. - Scale of
Prices - Life and Incidents - Splitting Rails - Work of
Progress - Looking Back - The Past and the Present
(Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri - Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1882)
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