Tag Archives: Local History

Credit Island: The Unknown Battlefield

Posted on July 13, 2010 by SCblogger

In May of this year, the city of Davenport received a grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa to conduct an archaeological study of one of the Mississippi River islands near the Iowa shoreline.  The eventual goal is to … Continue reading →

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Living Memory History: The Robin Hood Flour Mill Explosion

Posted on May 24, 2010 by SCblogger

History is full of landmark events—world, national, local— which bring people together to compare notes: Did you see it?  Did you hear it? What were you doing?  Were you there? Those in downtown Davenport experienced their own landmark event around … Continue reading →

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Winter Wonderland: 1909

Posted on December 18, 2009 by SCblogger

Local children are currently doing their best to sled in the Quad City area.  The existing snow is beginning to wear thin though, with the fresh white blanket beginning to mix with the dark browns of soil and old leaves.  All eyes … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk Turkey (Notes)

Posted on November 23, 2009 by SCblogger

It’s what you’ve been waiting for all year:  our annual Turkey Note blog post! Since we’ve pretty much covered the basics last year, we thought we’d share some staff-created, Special Collections\library-oriented Turkey Notes for the enjoyment of our loyal readers. … Continue reading →

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McClellan Heights-The Most Beautiful Spot in All the World for a Home…or a State Park?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by SCblogger

The BIX at 6 practice runs and the actual event take many exercise enthusiasts along a course that is both physically challenging and visually intriguing. While jogging, walking or limping through the McClellan Heights area of the course participants can … Continue reading →

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Socialists and Swimming Pools

Posted on June 15, 2009 by SCblogger

Most people find the building of a swimming pool to be an exciting time; waiting for the project to be completed and the weather warm enough to swim in the clear water. Today, Davenport has many city and private pools … Continue reading →

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Riverboats We Have Known: The W.J. Quinlan

Posted on June 1, 2009 by SCblogger

After something of a delay, it’s finally looking like spring in the Quad-Cities: the weather is warmer, the boats are on the Mississippi . . . and the orange construction barrels are in full bloom. The promise of bridge delays … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on May 21, 2009 by SCblogger

The city of Davenport was named after Colonel George Davenport.  This is fairly well known—at least to most residents of the Quad-Cities—although every once in a while, we still receive a question concerning the invention and manufacturing of long, squared-off … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Davenport!!

Posted on May 14, 2009 by SCblogger

On this day in 1836, the City of Davenport was platted and named. In order to understand the weight of history behind that simple sentence, one would have to look back at least to the treaty, signed on September 21, 1832, … Continue reading →

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We’re Number One: Davenport Firsts

Posted on May 4, 2009 by SCblogger

We felt like bragging this week, so we’ve brought out a brief list of some of the statewide or national things that happened first in Davenport.  In rough chronological order:  The first locomotive in Iowa was delivered in Davenport on … Continue reading →

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