Eldridge, Scott Co., Iowa -From the Iowa State Gazeteer and Business Directory 1882: Contributed bu Cathy Labath ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELDRIDGE. Junction on the C. M. & St. P. Ry of the Davenport line and Maquoketa branch of that road in Scott County, 11 miles north of Davenport and 38 south of Maquoketa. Hogs, barley, wheat, and corn are shipped. Church, Presbyterian. School, public. Population 90. Exp. U.S. tel., W.U. Mail daily. J.D. McClarmich, postmaster. Beocken C, hotel proprietor Hero C.O. shoemaker Remmerer Dr C.T., druggist Rogers John, blacksmith and barbed wire Sheppard C.E., railroad and express agent Stephen Still, blacksmith Van Epe E.R., general store ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for their private use as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was prepared for the Iowa Archives by Cathy Labath ======================================================================