Early years Donnan, Iowa



plat map of donnan 1916.


the post office @ donnan established on july 10, 1874; town platted in 1878 donnan junction, located @ junction of chicago, milwaukee, st. paul , pacific , chicago, rock island , pacific railroads. donnan named in honor of william g. donnan (1834–1908), served area in house of representatives 1871-75.


the town plat showed donnan divided 5 blocks, blocks 2 , 3 divided 18 parcels each. blocks 1, 4, , 5 smaller because of railroad lines running diagonally through community. donnan had 3 streets running north-south; westernmost easternmost streets named maple, logan, , sumner. east-west streets named woodard street , washburn avenue. 1916, 6 houses had been built, , these on logan street. several farmhouses fronted rock island railroad tracks (see map).









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