| Whitewater
Township lies next east of Cascade and on the southern line of Dubuque
County. It is well watered by the two main branches of John's Creek and
their "feeders," which flow southerly. It is well wooded, but
has more tillable land than the township of Cascade. The city of Cascade
includes the south half of Section 31, of Whitewater Township. Hempstead
is a small village in the southeast part, and was settled at an early date; its
post office is named Filmore. Jacob Hamilton was a Justice of the Peace in
this township more than forty years ago. The first marriage of any parties
from Richland Township, Jones County, was performed by him under circumstances
peculiar, but creditable to the worthy applicants. The pioneer history of
Whitewater Township was closely identified with that of Cascade, and much that
has been said of Cascade might with Justice be credited to Whitewater.
~~ source: History and description of Whitewater
township taken from The History of Dubuque County, Iowa: containing a history
of the county, its cities, towns, &c., biographical sketches of citizens,
war records of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local
statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the
northwest, history of Iowa, map of Dubuque County, constitution of the United
States, miscellaneous matters, &c. Chicago: Western Historical,
1880. Page 746. |
