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Post # 23 Retracing The Route From Solon To Monticello Today
Today (May 18th 2008) was a beautiful day for a ride in the car so we drove to Solon to try and firm up how far I would attempt to walk each day as well as places to spend some of the nights… more →
On Line Journal/ Dillon's Furrow/ Old Military Road project
Post # 23 Retracing The Route From Solon To Monticello Today
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DM wrote 3 months ago: Today (May 18th 2008) was a beautiful day for a ride in the car so we drove to Solon to try a … more →
Post # 22 Gus Norlin Research Material
DM wrote 4 months ago: Today is March 31 2008. It’s been raining off and on all day….thought … more →
Post # 21- Oral History Interview Number 5 And Another Book For The Monk Collection
DM wrote 6 months ago: Saturday February 16th 2008 I headed to Mt Vernon Iowa with L. and K. P. to i … more →
Post # 20 Life In Iowa 1838
DM wrote 6 months ago: This account comes from the History Of Johnson County page 305 “Early … more →
Post # 19 A Prairie Almanac 1839-1919 and Poem About Lyman Dillon
DM wrote 6 months ago: Several good things have been happening the past two weeks as far as research. … more →
Post # 18 The Blizzard of 1856
DM wrote 7 months ago: Below is an excerpt from the Jones County Historical Review Volume 7 #1 1981. On a previo … more →
Post # 17 1879 Maps and Cross Stitch Project
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DM wrote 7 months ago: It’s been a while since I posted anything. This Fall, I acquired 4 origin … more →
Post # 15 Langworthy Iowa Roots
DM wrote 9 months ago: Langworthy Iowa. Situated on the original route of Old Military Road. I grew up 2 m … more →
Post # 14 Field Trip to Dubuque/ More about Tim Fanning
DM wrote 9 months ago: Saturday November 10th found us heading Northward, back to the Dubuque area as I continue to expl … more →
Post # 12 Thoughts after my "dry run"
DM wrote 11 months ago: Picture of the person who littered the road I walked today. I walked 11 … more →
post #11 Dry Run Scheduled for Saturday the 15th
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DM wrote 11 months ago: Saturday Sept. 15th, the weather promises to be good. I intend to go to Iowa City/Ol … more →
Post #10 Visit To Iowa City and Old Capital
DM wrote 11 months ago: Monday 9/3/07 I headed to Iowa City to check out “Old Capital” location … more →
Post #8 Old Books/ A Wealth Of Lost History
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Saturday August 18th found us heading to the Marion HY VEE coffee area to … more →
Post # 7 Original Portion of Military Road discovered in Pasture Near Langworthy Iowa
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DM wrote 1 year ago: August 5th 2007 , I called E. J. to see if we could stop @ her house. She and M. wer … more →
Post # 6 Alfred Denson From Bowens Praire Age 6 Get's lost on the Open Prairie 1839
DM wrote 1 year ago: Alison Kraus sings a haunting song on her new album A Hundred Miles from Home titled “Ja … more →
Post # 5 Edinburg and Jones County Historical Society
DM wrote 1 year ago: 7/29/07 Today we headed South to Edinburg. Edinburg is home to the Jones County Historica … more →
Post # 4 Dillon's Mill
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Tuesday evening of this past week I called a friend K. , asking if she might know the location … more →
Post # 3 We found it! Lyman Dillon's Tombstone
DM wrote 1 year ago: Here is a photo of Lyman’s Dillon’s Tombstone we were able to find in the Cascade Iowa P … more →
Post #2 Field trip to Dubuque/Tim Fanning's Log Tavern
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Originally posted 7/1/07 on my blog “I also Live on a farm” I’m going to … more →
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