Davenport, IA

Davenport, Io., c. h. Scott co. On the W. side of the Mississippi River, at the foot of the Lower Rapids, opposite the flourishing village of Rock Island, in Is.  Important as the only feasible point to bridge the Mississippi.  It is the seat of Iowa College. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Scott County, IA

Davenport, Iowa (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Davenport, Io., c. h. Scott co. On the W. side of the Mississippi River, at the foot of the Lower Rapids, opposite the flourishing village of Rock Island, in Is.  Important as the only feasible point to bridge the Mississippi.  It is the seat of Iowa College.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 346.
Date Type
First railroad bridge across the Mississippi River completed Business/Industry
Burial Place of
Date Title
Abraham Lincoln to James W. Grimes, August 17, 1857
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