Gold and Fire - A History of the Iowa Hill Divide: The Iowa Hill Divide Volume 3

ISBN-13: 9781537634579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 190 str.

Robin Yonash

Opis

Gold and fire: for towns from the Gold Rush era, gold built them up and fire tore them down, only for them to finally be forsaken by the mines. This is the story of the Iowa Hill Divide, where only Iowa Hill remains of the many former towns from the Gold Rush. Based on extensive research, this book includes:
Detailed chronology of the Iowa Hill Divide from the Gold Rush
to the present day
Analysis of the impact of mining, and thoughts on why the mines
declined
Analysis of the Iowa Hill Divide economy during the Gold Rush
Description of the major fires that decimated Iowa Hill
Various demographic analyses
History of the Iowa Hill Road and the Stevens Trail
History of the development of telephone service on the Divide
History of the Iowa Hill Fire Department
Discussion of various aspects of life on the Divide, including
shopping, recreation, and medical care, among others
Numerous photographs, some published for the first time, plus
maps, graphs, and other illustrations
List of sources
Proceeds benefit the Iowa Hill Community Club
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