CLINTON COUNTY

Lincoln Highway County Consul (1924): L.N. Williams, First National Bank

"The news that the Lincoln Highway would cross the Mississippi River hit the city of Clinton like a thunderclap.  The Lincoln Highway Association reported that citizens from points as far as 100 miles both east and west converged on the town to join in the celebration.  They heard speeches, watched gigantic bonfires, and joined in a long and joyful parade."

- Gregory Franzwa, The Lincoln Highway: Volume 1 Iowa

"You could almost feel the tenseness of everyone.  Silence reigned.  It was a great emotional crisis... I kept reminding my subconscious mind that the bridge had been there for many springs and there was no reason why it should choose this particular time to collapse...  Now, at last, we were West!"

- Alice Huyler Ramsey, 1909

Clinton County Map.

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All images Copyright © Paul W. Walker, 1995, 1996, 2001.