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Mount Pleasant
From its earliest years, Mount Pleasant was known as the Athens of Iowa: a small town with a big story and a center of learning and culture. Even during the town s pioneer era, the citizens of Mount Pleasant championed education, establishing numerous schools and a college. Progressive ideals, including abolitionism and women s education, took root. As the home of Sen. James Harlan, an important ally of Abraham Lincoln, the city emerged as a bastion of support for the president. During the hardship of the Civil War, the community took up a second cause, becoming the location of the state mental health asylum. The drive for the improvement of life only increased, bolstered by the city s numerous schools, churches, and most importantly a spirit of community."
Book Details
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
- Publish Date: Sep 26th, 2016
- Pages: 130
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.61in - 6.69in - 0.38in - 0.91lb
- EAN: 9781540200419
- Categories: • United States - State & Local - Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO• Subjects & Themes - Historical• Subjects & Themes - Regional (see also Travel - Pictorials)