History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa
History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa

Author: Harry E. Downer

Publisher: Alpha Edition

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 884

ISBN-13: 9789389397543

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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

A Brief History of Bucktown: Davenport's Infamous District Transformed
A Brief History of Bucktown: Davenport's Infamous District Transformed

Author: Jonathan Turner

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-09-26

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1625854404

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German immigrants created leafy beer gardens here nearly two centuries ago, establishing Bucktown as the heart of entertainment in downtown Davenport for generations. In 1916, the founding of the Tri-City Symphony Orchestra at the Burtis Opera House embodied the neighborhood's reputation for high culture. The numerous saloons and theaters, as well as the forty-two documented brothels that flourished within two blocks, lent a bawdy side to the good times. Varied industries thrived through World War II, and downtown bustled with shoppers visiting department stores like Petersen's. Later, the neighborhood struggled and declined as a farming crisis hit the region hard. With revitalized landmarks like the magnificent Hotel Blackhawk and the historic Redstone Building, the community is growing more vibrant as a place to live, work and play. Author Jonathan Turner explores this dynamic history and transformation.

Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa
Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa

Author: John Brassard

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1439664021

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The infamous criminal history of Iowa’s oldest county takes center stage in this true crime account of murder, robbery, and mayhem. Scott County, Iowa has a rich and venerable history. It is where the Blackhawk Treaty was signed. It’s where the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River was built. But Scott County has a dark and history as well. Travel down Utica Ridge Road, where young Grace Reed paid the ultimate price for spurning the affections of a local farmer. Enter the bedroom of Margaretha Nehlsen, who poisoned her children with chocolate candies. Hear the tale of Harry Hamilton, a former policeman turned career criminal who played a key part in the most notorious bank robbery in Scott County history . . . Learn about these stories and more as Murder & Mayhem in Scott County, Iowa explores the darker side of this midwestern County and its shocking, unlawful history.

River Towns in the Great West
River Towns in the Great West

Author: Timothy R. Mahoney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-02-13

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780521530620

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This book analyzes, with unprecedented breadth and coverage, the development, maturation, growth, and sudden decline of a distinctive, regional urban economic system that developed along the upper Mississippi River north of St. Louis during the middle third of the nineteenth century.