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DVD with Highlights of my walk available now
If you’re interested, I now have a DVD for sale with highlights of my walk retracing Military Road from Iowa City to Dubuque. The day I passed through Anamosa, I stopped by the local n… more →
On Line Journal/ Dillon's Furrow/ Old Military Road project
DVD with Highlights of my walk available now
DM wrote 11 months ago: If you’re interested, I now have a DVD for sale with highlights of my walk retracing … more →
Grant Wood and Lyman Dillon Post # 28
DM wrote 11 months ago: There is 11 ft by 41 foot mural titled “Breaking the Prairie Sod designed by Grant Wood … more →
Post # 26 Writing The Book Begins In Earnest
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Wagon train from about 1980 This will be a short post. I’ve completed my first … more →
Post # 25 After The Walk- My Initial Thoughts
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DM wrote 1 year ago: I’m home 6 days 81.8 miles 172,763 steps later. Here are 5 photos of my last 6 days walking in the f … more →
Post # 23 Retracing The Route From Solon To Monticello Today
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Today (May 18th 2008) was a beautiful day for a ride in the car so we drove to Solon to try and … more →
Post # 22 Gus Norlin Research Material
DM wrote 1 year ago: Today is March 31 2008. It’s been raining off and on all day….thought it would … more →
Post # 21- Oral History Interview Number 5 And Another Book For The Monk Collection
DM wrote 1 year ago: Saturday February 16th 2008 I headed to Mt Vernon Iowa with L. and K. P. to interview R. … more →
Post # 19 A Prairie Almanac 1839-1919 and Poem About Lyman Dillon
DM wrote 1 year ago: Several good things have been happening the past two weeks as far as research. We conduc … more →
Post # 18 The Blizzard of 1856
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Below is an excerpt from the Jones County Historical Review Volume 7 #1 1981. On a previous po … more →
Post # 17 1879 Maps and Cross Stitch Project
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DM wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a while since I posted anything. This Fall, I acquired 4 original maps f … more →
Post # 16 Old Newpaper Clipping
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DM wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this week a friend Larry P. dropped of this newspaper clipping from about 1937. As you can … more →
Post # 15 Langworthy Iowa Roots
DM wrote 2 years ago: Langworthy Iowa. Situated on the original route of Old Military Road. I grew up 2 miles Wes … more →
Post #13 Reading / Research Continues
DM wrote 2 years ago: I wanted to post a brief update in case you are one of the few people who have been reading/ checkin … more →
