Identifier: annalsofiowa09howe_0 (find matches)
Title: Annals of Iowa
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Howe, Samuel Storrs, 1808-1888 Parvin, Theodore Sutton, 1817-1901 Lloyd, Frederick Huff, Sanford W Aldrich, Charles, 1828-1908 Harlan, Edgar Rubey, 1869-1941 Iowa. Division of Historical Museum and Archives State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa. Historical Dept Iowa. Historical, Memorial, and Art Dept
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Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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r, was satisfactory fora pleasure excursion and conducive to a reminiscent mood.Accompanying me were the late Dr. P. J. Farnsworth, apioneer resident of Clinton, who acted as guide, Mr, A. F.Ewers of Davenport, as photographer, and my son Charles. We climbed first to the top of Lone Grave Bluff, thehighest and most abrupt point on the Misisssippi at Lyonsoverlooking what is known as the Narrows, and upon whichthe western end of the proposed suspension bridge was tohave rested. After enjoying the magnificent outlook for atime, and securing views of this point, and of Fulton Bluffopposite, on which was to have rested the eastern end of thebridge, we started westward from the top of Lone Grave Bluff.A¥e journeyed along at grade, through cut and across filluntil we reached the Big Cut some three miles from theriver, in the ravine beyond which, in 1854, a large culvertwas built of handsome cream-colored stone, but of which cul-vert now not a stone remains. Built strong and true, it waited
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j ! THE LYONS AND IOWA CENTRAL KAILKOAI) 299 vainly through the years to feel the weight of commerce uponits strong back, and might still be waiting and wasting in vainhad not the citizens of Lyons, after the failure of the road,shifted their interest and zeal from commercial to religiousmatters. Under the leadership of an Episcopal clergyman,Mr. Beers, who came among them from t\u) East about 1857,a goodly congregation was formed, and soon there was needfor a church building. The panic of 1857 made funds scarce,but that did not deter the faithful. Material was at handin the abandoned culvert, and energetic hands soon had itmetamorphosed from a burden bearer into a temple whereinmen should learn to obey the command: Bear ye one anothersburdens. This was the first church erected in Lyons. It isstill in use and in good repair. We took a photograph of theculvert site, and on our way home secured a good pictureof the church. Stretching westward from Lyons the old road-bed, we weretold, ca

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