Eden Township
The following history is from the Clinton Herald, July 4, 1976:
Eden was created from a part of Camanche and was designated a separate township in 1856.
Low Moor was platted in 1858, a direct result of an 81-mile stretch of railroad line from Clinton to Cedar Rapids constructed by the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railway Co.
A history related, "... the owners of the town were discussing the problem of a name for the place. The iron rails used in the construction of the road came from Low Moor, England. Colonel (Milo) Smith was standing by a pile of rails at the time, and noting the name, Low Moore, England, stamped on the rails, said 'There is a good name, Low Moor, stamped on that rail and Englishmen live all around here.' The the name was chosen."
Low Moor also was a station on the slave underground railroad, with the next station located in Clinton on the site of the Lafayette Hotel.
Incorporated as a town in 1896, Low Moor was ravaged by fire in 1907 when a blaze started in the printing shop and severly damaged the business section.
Biography of Eden
(Established 1856; previously part of De Witt, Center and Camanche)
Towns |
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Folletts |
03 Mar 1884 - 26 Jun 1884 & 14 Jul 1884 - 21 Oct 1933 |
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Low Moor |
15 Aug 1857 - Current |
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Malone |
09 Dec 1867 - 31 Jan 1922 |
Formerly Ramessa |
Monroe |
1837 - ? |
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Ramessa |
? - 08 Dec 1867 |
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Sodus |
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On Wapsipinicon River, below Folletts |
Waubesepinicon |
1837 - ? |
. See Monroe |
Cemeteries |
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| 55 | Cousin / Smith | |
| 56 | Bower-Dannatt-Hill | |
| 57 | Prairie Union | |
| 58 | Pelham | |
Postcard courtesy of David Shedlock.