History of Kishkekosh County, Iowa

Excerpts from the "The History of Iowa", by Benjamin F. Gue. Copyright 1903
Transcribed by Sue Soden .

Copyright © 1998 by Sue Soden.

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KISHKEKOSH COUNTY, IOWA
1843 created
1845 organized
1846 renamed Monroe County

Kishkekosh County was create in February, 1843, and named for a famous Fox
Indian chief. It was organized in July, 1845, when E.S. Rand, Israel Kister
and J.A. Galligher were appointed commissioners to locate the county-seat.
They chose a site where Albia now stands, and a town was laid out named
Princeton.

In May, 1843, John B. Gray went from Burlington into the northeasterly part
of the new county, made a claim and built a cabin. James Hilton, James and
Josiah Boggs, John and W.G. Clark and James Myers settled in the county a
few months later. During the next two years many families arrived and in
the summer of 1845 the preliminary steps were taken to organize the county
government. In 1844 an election had been held at Clark's Point, two miles
northwest of where Albia stands, at which W.G. Clark was chosen justice of
the peace. During the same year Mr. Clark laid out a twon at Clark's Point
named Clarksville. The first election for county officers was held here in
August, 1845, at which the following were chosen: W.G. Calrk, probate
judge; James Hilton, clerk; T. Templeton, treasurer; John Clark, sheriff,
and J.M. McMullenm M.H. Clark and J.S. Bradley, county commissioners. The
election was held at John Clark's log cabin where the first term of the
District Court was also held to decide upon a permanent county-seat which
resulted in favor of Princeton.

On the 1st of August, 1846, the name of the county was changed to Monroe
and the county of Kishkekosh ceased to exist.

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