Jackson County IA Archives News.....Sabula December 17, 1920
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T. E. Blanchard December 17, 1920
SABULA-
Written by T. E. Blanchard for the Sabula Gazette and copied from that paper 
by permission. Maquoketa Excelsior-Record,  December 17, 1920.

The spot on which the town of Sabula stands was occupied at one time as an 
Indian village, Several Indian families were still living there when the 
whites commenced settling. Two white men, namely Hinkley and Dohman arrived in 
1835 or 1836, and settled on the land on which the town is located. Dr. E. A. 
Wood and his father James Wood, located claims in Union township in 1836 and 
engaged in the mercantile business in the town. Jeremiah Wood, captain of the 
steamer “Alex Mitchell” became associated with his brother, Enoch E., also 
engaged in the milling business and filled various positions in the city and 
county. In 1836, E. A. Wood bought Hinkley’s share in the above claim and 
Chas. Swan and W. H. Brown bought the Dorman interest. The claim then being 
owned by Wood, Swan and Brown, they platted the town and first named it 
Carrollport, which was afterwards changed to Charlestown. A post office was 
established about 1838 with W. H. Brown as postmaster. The name Charlestown 
did not prove satisfactory and in 1846 it was changed to Sabula. This name was 
invented by William Hubbell from the Latin word “sabulum,” meaning sand, which 
for the sake of euphony, was changed to Sabula.


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