THE
HISTORY
OF
CEDAR COUNTY IOWA

Containing
A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &c.

A Biograpical Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Vol-
unteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics,
Portaits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, His-
tory of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map
of Cedar County, Constitution of the
United States, Miscellancous
Matters, &c.

ILLUSTRATED

Chicago
Western Historical Company
Successors to H. F. Kett & Co., 1878

HISTORY NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Page
Geographical Position 19
Early Explorations 20
Discovery of the Ohio 33
English Exploration and Settlements 35
American Settlements 60
Division of the Northwest Territory 66
Tecumsch and the War of 1812 70
Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War 74
Other Indian Troubles 79
Present Condition of the Northwest 86
Chicago 95
Massacre at Fort Dearborn 103

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