History's Mysteries
Can You Help Solve These?
What became of the millstone when the last mill was torn down in 1935?
After the Indian battle at cemetery hill in 1852, what became of the remains of the Indians who were killed? Did they get buried there or carried off?
Passed-down stories tell how Susan's bay got its name, but does anyone have an authenticated story? The August 26, 1896, Iowa Valley Press reported, "One of our local fishermen caught a 7 pound pickerel in Susan's bay Wednesday."
We've read of a second mill site along the Iowa river, close to town. Was there such a mill, and if so, were was its location?
In several old photos of the First State Bank building, there is a large bell perched on the northwest corner of the roof. Does anyone know what became of the bell?
Why was the grove south east of Belmond, where the Luick family settled, named Franklin Grove?
Ed Lathrop, who was born in Belmond about 1862 began keeping a scrap book as a young boy. Most of the pages were fille dwith newspaper clippings, begins with the Belmond Mirror, Belmond's first newspaper. Does anyone know if this scrapbook still exists?
Does anyone know the identities of the men in this photograph? Are they possibly veterans of the civil war and members of the local Gar Post?