The beginning for the need of barbed wire was seen in the year of 1867 as a few men applied, that year, for patents pertaining to restraining wire with sharp points to turn and to hold livestock. From 1867 until 1880, hundreds of wires were patented. Some men claimed patent infringements and there were quite…
Full Article >>This 5- person board is appointed by the Buchanan Co. Board of Supervisors at the beginning of each year. This commission is ruled by By-Laws established in 1993. The commission meets quarterly to discuss applications of historic places and making comments. The commission works with the State Historic Preservation Office, as well as the National…
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1905-1965 M.J. GoodrichG.R. LockwoodE.A. JewettG.R. LockwoodDayton H. WinterFrank KipleRalph J. FarrisJ.J. Jorgensen
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Robert Byron Tabor (1882-1972) Mr. Tabor was born in Independence, Iowa and spent most of his life in the Independence and Oelwein area. He began to paint at the age of 52. One of his first oils, painted under the Public Works of Art Project, was selected by Edward Bruce, director of the project, as one of…
Full Article >>“Honoring the Courage of our Early Settlers” A Pioneer Cemetery is a cemetery that has had less than 6 burials in the preceding 50 years. Most in the county are over 150 years old. We owe it to the early settlers and to those who passed away on their way West, the respect of maintaining…
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ENSMINGER, JEFFERSON C. 1845-? Copied from www.iowahistory.org/archives 2006 Then Ensminger Brothers had their studio in Independence, Buchanan County, in the 1860’s through the 1890’s. The studio was in Ungerer’s Block, No. 3 Main Street. Jefferson worked with his brother, Madision, as the Ensminger Brothers. They were the sons of E.M. Ensminger, an eastern photographer. A cabinet…
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