| Chapter I The Birth of Iowa | 1 |
| Chapter II The First Inhabitants | 3 |
| Chapter III Iowa Historically | 13 |
| Chapter IV Iowa and Her People | 17 |
| Chapter V The Geology of Linn County | 24 |
| Chapter VI Beginnings in Linn County | 31 |
| Chapter VII William Abbe, First Settler | 51 |
| Chapter VIII County Seat Contests—First Railroad in County | 57 |
| Chapter IX The Old Settlers' Association | 66 |
| Chapter X Postoffices and Politics | 82 |
| Chapter XI The Physicians of the County | 86 |
| Chapter XII The Material Growth of the County | 92 |
| Chapter XIII Rural Life | 98 |
| Chapter XIV A Hero of the Canadian Rebellion | 101 |
| Chapter XV The Newspapers of the County | 106 |
| Chapter XVI The Bohemian Element in the County | 121 |
| Chapter XVII The Early Marriage Record | 127 |
| Chapter XVIII Historic Roads and Other Monuments | 142 |
| Chapter XIX Some of the Old Settlers | 145 |
| Chapter XX Early Linn County Lawyers and Courts | 169 |
| Chapter XXI Chatty Mention of Bench and Bar | 177 |
| Chapter XXII The Schools of the County | 194 |
| Chapter XXIII Historical Sketch of Cornell College | 201 |
| Chapter XXIV History of Coe College | 215 |
| Chapter XXV The Old Blair Building | 232 |
| Chapter XXVI Some of the Old Cemeteries | 242 |
| Chapter XXVII Early Experiences in Stage and Express | 244 |
| Chapter XXVIII Linn County Libraries | 248 |
| Chapter XXIX Wages and Prices in County from 1846 to 1856 | 253 |
| Chapter XXX Some of the First Things in Cedar Rapids and Linn County | 256 |
| Chapter XXXI Society in the Early Days | 261 |
| Chapter XXXII Southern Influence | 267 |
| Chapter XXXIII Some Township History | 270 |
| Chapter XXXIV Lisbon and the United Brethren Church | 291 |
| Chapter XXXV County and District Politics | 298 |
| Chapter XXXVI Cedar Rapids | 307 |
| Chapter XXXVII Beginnings of Churches and Fraternities in Cedar Rapids |
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