Waukee Area Historical Society: 1 book
by Waukee Area Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
In 1869, Gen. Lewis Addison Grant and Maj. William Ragan purchased the land around the Des Moines Valley Railroad bed owned by Cyrus W. Fisher in Walnut Township. A plat map was drawn, and Waukee began. The Des Moines Valley Railroad was completed in June 1869, and Waukee was incorporated in 1878....
