Author: Cyndi McCullers Sweetwater County Historical Muse
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, county, sweetwater
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2009-07-29
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738569232
ISBN-13: 9780738569239

People have existed in southwestern Wyoming for thousands of years, yet most lacked the heartiness to settle there. Fur trappers were among the first to explore the area’s natural resources, but more importantly, they mapped the frontier, allowing westward expansion along the Oregon, California, Mormon, Cherokee, and Overland trails. Sweetwater County was formed in 1868, with the organization of the Wyoming Territory, and South Pass City became the county seat. A waning gold industry in South Pass caused the county seat to be relocated to Sweetwater County in 1875. Ironically, the Sweetwater

Authors:Terry Del Bene, Ruth Lauritzne, Sweetwater County Hi
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: wyoming, america, images, river
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-06-04
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738548197
ISBN-13: 9780738548197

Nestled in a valley at the confluence of the Green River and Bitter Creek, the town of Green River is situated among some of the most famous and beautiful rock formations in the West. This stunning backdrop was the jumping-off point for John Wesley Powell’s famous river explorations. The city’s story is intertwined with the arteries of westward expansion. The Colorado River system, the Cherokee and Overland Trails, the Union Pacific Railroad, the Lincoln Highway, the interstate highway system, and even America’s first “Intergalactic Space Port” are all part of the story of Green Rive

Author: Sage Sweetwater
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Keywords: woman, corn, blue
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2007-12-05
List price: $15.50
ISBN-10: 1434309657
ISBN-13: 9781434309655

Author: Cass County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, county, cass
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-04-23
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738552070
ISBN-13: 9780738552071

In 1849, the Leech Lake Agency for the Ojibwa peoples was established southwest of Agency Bay on Leech Lake. A government trail wound its way north through the wilderness from Fort Ripley to the agency. The establishment of this trail encouraged exploration and settlement of the area that became Cass County. Fur traders, explorers, and missionaries were followed by the lumber industry. The Ojibwas ceded their lands, which went up for public auction in the 1870s, and the logging companies purchased thousands of acres of these lands. By 1895, the Minnesota Logging Company was in the northern par

Author: Pinal County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, florence
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-09-24
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738548995
ISBN-13: 9780738548999

In 1866, Florence rose on the banks of the Gila River in south central Arizona. People came from near and far to this early settlement in the Arizona Territory, joining the Native Americans and Mexican farmers already established there. The town boomed with the discovery of a silver mine nearby. Politicians and lawyers followed when Florence became the seat of Pinal County in 1875, and when the Territorial Prison arrived in 1909, the community’s future no longer depended upon the fickle mining business. World War II brought a prisoner-of-war camp, and popular youth rodeos added to Floren

Author: Stevens County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, county, stevens
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-06-11
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 073854082X
ISBN-13: 9780738540825

The land area that came to be known as Stevens County was ceded to the United States government by the Dakota Indians in the treaty of the Traverse des Sioux in 1851. Government and railroad exploration parties, Red River Trail oxcarts, and pioneers and missionaries had come through the area long before it was officially ceded or settled. After the Dakota uprising of 1862, the United States government made the decision to put a fort in Dakota Territory. In 1864, Fort Wadsworth, later called Fort Sisseton, was built. Mule teams with supplies for soldiers and Native Americans, and pioneers began

Author: Clinton County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, iowa, clinton
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-07-06
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738523496
ISBN-13: 9780738523491

Since settlers first touched upon its shores in 1835, the city of Clinton, Iowa has evolved from a humble trading post on the Mississippi River into a vibrant city of thriving commerce, majestic homes, and riverfront splendor. Once the largest lumber milling center in the world, Clinton has long possessed a rich cultural heritage and a pioneering spirit. This book documents and explores the history of this proud community through a unique collection of historical photographs. ÝÝ