Stories, Artifacts, and More

Looking for a midweek pick-me-up that’s equal parts fun, nostalgic, and community-focused? The Waukee Area Historical Society has you covered with its ongoing Retro Game Nights, a series of monthly Wednesday night events designed to bring people together through...

General Stores:  E. G. Crispin & Duncan (1900-1928); S.C.Brumfields :(G. E. Little had a jewelry store inside the Brumfield General Store)  Garages: Kinney & Grosscup Auto Co. (Dodge Cars)  Groceries:  I. A. Kenyon  Physicians: George T. McMahon; Dr. Alfred...

The new towns springing up along the railroads all wrote letters to the editor of the Iowa Daily State Register and Waukee was not exception. All of these towns needed people to come and settle, so their letters were very flowery and enticing. This paper probably sent...

The Des Moines Valley Railroad completed building into Des Moines on Aug. 29, 1866. The railroad started from Keokuk in 1856 but because of the Civil War, progress was slowed.

From the recorders office at the Dallas County Court House, the first lots sold were to Irwin W. Cramer on July 9, 1869. G. B. Brown bought next in August.

From the Dallas Center Globe, we found that in June, 1878, Judge Callvert appointed M. Sines, B.T. Halstead, C.C. Tyler, C.F.M. Clarke and G.S. Wharton as commissioners to hold an election for incorporation.