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Union County, Iowa
Union County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,138. The county seat is Creston. Organized at a time of tensions before the Civil War, the county was named in 1853 for the union that people wanted to preserve. The rural county's peak of population was in 1930. Its economy is based on agriculture and related industries. History The first permanent European-American settlers came in 1849 and 1850. Mormons had earlier established Mt. Pisgah in the eastern part of the county as a way station as they traveled west, but had left this area by 1848. Settlers used Pisgah as a base to establish farms along the Grand and Platte rivers that run through the county. They found a market for their produce with the emigrants traveling overland to California to take part in the Gold Rush. Travelers often sought shelter with the settlers along the way. In 1851 one settler counted 2,600 teams driven by emigrants to Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union County Courthouse (Iowa)
The Union County Courthouse is located in Creston, Iowa, United States. It is the fourth building used as a court house in Union County, Iowa, Union County. History Court functions were initially held in rented rooms in private residences in Afton, Iowa, Afton. The first courthouse was a frame structure built in 1857. The building was also used as a school and a church. The Baptist congregation paid a quarter of the costs to purchase the bell. Stone for the second courthouse, completed in 1872, was quarried along the Grand River (Missouri), Grand River. The third courthouse, completed in 1890, was built in Creston by the citizens of that town as an inducement to have the county seat moved there. The present courthouse replaced it in 1952. A $300,000 bond issue passed in 1946, and the Modern architecture, Modernist structure was completed in 1952. It was designed by Thomas W. Williamson and Victor Loebsack and Associates, and built by O.D. Mulligan Construction Company. It is a thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
