Dutch Creek Township - Towns Histories
Last updated 04 March 2021
Dublin
A post office was located in the northeast part of section 27, and here was also located a small village of Dublin which had two general stores, a blacksmith shop, and a creamery in 1887.
In an article written by Winifred Carris, she said that "Dublin is for the benefit of those who are unfamiliar with it, a little country store, located about 8 or o miles west of Washington in Dutch Creek Township. The store stands on the northeast corner of the crossroads. It is the latter of the two which used to compose Dublin. Several hoses built near give the evidences of the once-upon-time village. Before the Dublin store was built, it was known as Swire's corners.
Early in 1865 an Irish man by the name of Sel Wigdon came and built a store on the southwestern corner. Since he was Irish and several of his neighbors were Irish, they named the place Dublin and so i has been ever since. When the store was built, the post office which had been kept in a private home about a mile and half west of the site of Dublin, was moved and the store owner became the postmaster.
The one thing which made Dublin famous all over the United States was Dublin cheese. The cheese factory was located about a quarter of a mile south of Dublin proper. It was built by a group of farmers who owned it on a cooperative basis. A family named Mangold operated the cheese factory.
Had the railroad which was built from Washington to Knoxville passed through Dublin, it would probably a thriving city today.
There was a celebration at Dublin in 1965. It was written up in Chicago and was on TV. The old store is now a museum. the store closed permanently in 1963.
Source: WCGS Fall/Winter 2005 newsletter and Atlas of Keokuk and Washington Counties, Iowa (1971). This page was prepared and posted by Norma Jennings Dec 2012
New Haven
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Paris was laid out b Eleazar Kinkade in July 1846. It was named Paris by a Frenchman, John Reinhart for his native city Paris, France. The names was changed to Valley in later years.
Source: WCGS Fall/Winter 2005 newsletter and Atlas of Keokuk and Washington Counties, Iowa (1971). This page was prepared and posted by Norma Jennings Dec 2012
Shupetown
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The town of Wellston was founded in 1903, named after W. W. Wells. The town had at one time a general store, bank, lumber yard, stockyards and a blacksmith shop. the last store was in operation about 1950. The Milwaukee Railroad went through Wellston in 1903. The town was located about twelve miles southeast of Washington.
Source: WCGS Fall/Winter 2005 newsletter and Atlas of Keokuk and Washington Counties, Iowa (1971). This page was prepared and posted by Norma Jennings Dec 2012
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