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Human and mortal though we are, we are, nevertheless,
not mere insulated beings, without relation to the past or future. Neither
the point in time nor the spot of earth in which we physically live bounds
our rational and intellectual enjoyments. We live in the past by the knowledge
of its history, and in the future by the hope and anticipation. By ascending
to an association with our ancestors: by contemplating their example, and
studying their character; by partaking of their sediments and imbibing
their spirit; by accompanying them in their toils; by sympathizing in their
sufferings and rejoicing in their successes and their triumphs—we mingle
our own existence with theirs and seem to belong to their age. We become
their contemporaries, live the lives which they lived, endure what they
endured, and partake in the rewards they enjoyed.
-Daniel Webster |
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Did you
know that the State of Iowa was part of the
Louisiana Purchase? |
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| Thomas Jefferson purchased this vast region from France in 1803, it came with a price tag of 15,000 million dollars. | ||
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Do you
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| A group of soldiers stationed
10 miles south at Fort Dodge in the early 1850's, were crossing a creek
with their dogs when they came across a badger. They quickly commanded
the dogs to attack this strange creature. To their surprise the outcome
of this fight was, dogs 0, badger 2. They shot the badger, and carried
it back to the Fort. This incident gave the creek its name, and later the
town was named for the creek which flows west of it.
The Fort was originally named Fort Clarke, but in the spring of 1851, the name was changed to Fort Dodge, in honor of General Grenville Dodge. |
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Read some of the
history of Webster County, Iowa:
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List of Soldiers and Sailors from Webster County during World War 1. Thank you to Dorothy Johnson for transcribing and sharing this list with us! |
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