History of Buchanan County and City of St. Joseph, 1904
Entry/Object ID
L2017.1.3
Description
History of Buchanan County and City of St. Joseph and Representative Citizens, 1826-1904. Rutt, the editor, lived in St. Joseph. The book begins with a history of the County and City. Much of the book is devoted to biographical sketches with illustrations or photographs of persons prominent during that time period. It also contains photographs of important buildings and street scenes. The book is indexed.
Platte Purchase,
Pioneer conditions in Buchanan County
Formation of County & its Courts
County & Other Officials
Townships & Towns
Early History of St. Joseph
Overland Period
City Government, Schools, Churches, Charities and Public Services
Military History
Railroads
Finance
Criminal Executions
Catastrophes such as the Platte River Bridge, Earthquake of 1967, Drowning in Lake Contrary, Explosions & Fires.
Steamboats & Slavery
(Donated by Virginia Woodbury to "Trash & Treasures Sale" some years ago but failed to sell.)
723/Hardbound/Brown leather cover/pages separating from spine.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Railroads, Government, County government, City government
Search Terms
Crime in Early St. Joseph, Slavery in St. Joseph, Disasters in St. Joseph, Earthquake, Early St. Joseph History, Prominent citizens of St. Joseph, Churches in St. Joseph, Buchanan County History, St. Joseph History, Platte Purchase, Trails