An Intensive Historical Site Survey of the ... - Iowa

A INTENSIVE HISTORICAL SITE SURVEY OF THE

WASHINGTON PRAIRIE SETTLEMENT

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By the Winneshiek Historic Preservation Commission Courthouse

Decorah, Iowa 52101

July 10, 1990

By Steven L. Johnson, principal investigator, Rev. Donald Berg, historian, and Charles Langton, photographer.

This project has been funded with the assistance of a matching grant-in-aid (i.e., Contract No. 19-89-40045A.007) from the State of Iowa, Bureau of Historic Preservation, through the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966; the opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Department of the Interior.

Acknowledgements This survey is a cooperative effort by the Iowa Bureau of Historic Preservation, the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors (CLG), Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and Winneshiek County Historical Society. A special thank you goes to Lowell Soike, historian for the state preservation office; Rev. Donald Berg, historian for the project; Wayne Wangsness, David and Elaine Hegg, members of the Washington Prairie Church Historical Committee; Rev. Richard Sansgaard, minister at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church; Charles Langton, project photographer. The Norwegian-American Museum deserves a thank-you for giving staff time to assist with the project. The survey crew would like to express its appreciation to the members of the Washington Prairie area for their time and work in completing this project.

Table of Contents

I. II. III.

IV.

V.

Abstract

Introduction A. List of Si tes B. Map of Sites C. Elisabeth Koren's 1850s Map

Survey Research Design A. Survey Objective B. Description of Area Surveyed C. 1875 Map of the Area D. 1886 Map of the Area E. 1905 Map of the Area F. 1985 U. S. Geological Survey Map G. Methodology

Survey A. B. C. D. E. F. G.

Results 1886 and 1905 Plats of Nordness, Iowa United States Migration Map Iowa Norwegian-American Settlement Map List of Building Dates List of Building Types List of Building Materials List of Potential National Register sites

Survey Recommendations

APPENDIXES

Appendix A: Appendix B: Appendix C:

Survey Letter and Questionaire Iowa Site Inventory Form Bibliography of Scandinavians in Iowa at the State Historical Society of Iowa

Abstract The Washington Prairie project is an intensive-level architectural and historical survey of parts of four townships located in Winneshiek County: northeast Springfield ................
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