Welcome! We have a variety of books primarily pertaining to mining camps and abandoned towns throughout the West. Learn about mining rushes, transportation (roads, railroads, stagecoaches, early autos), and other factors that caused towns to spring up in specific locations. Find out what life was really like for the residents of these towns as they boomed and then slowly faded into ghost towns. Local newspapers covered gunfights, fires, mining disasters, blizzards, and mining frauds as well as the social activities that created a sense of community.

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Story County, IA (11 items)

Story County, IA (11 items)

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STORY COUNTY, IOWA

11 items

Established: January 13, 1846

County seat: Nevada

1900 population: 23,151

Ames 1909 Flag Cancel on post card; 1938 machine cancel, First Day of Issue in Ames of 1/2¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp; 1970 machine cancel on cover

Ames Sta. A. 1918 machine cancel on cover

Post cards: Main Street [c.1930]; Iowa State U. Campanile [chrome]

Gilbert 1975 4-bar on cover

McCallsburg 1975 4-bar on cover

Ontario (1868-1951) 1911 Doane on post card

Roland c.1975 roller on cover

Zearing 1981 4-bar on cover

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