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Linby is a populated place in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA. Latitude: 41.15056 : Longitude: -92.14111 : Elevation: 810 ft ''The following information comes from the book "Glimpses of Yesterday" by Dixie Richardson, published in 1999 and copied here with her permission. The book contains histories and personal memories of Richland, Iowa, and the surrounding area.'' Linby is located a short distance south east of Pekin in Polk Township. Linby came into existence in 1902 when surveyors who were surveying for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad founded it. The railroad was having the area surveyed for a line they planned to run from Chicago to Kansas City. The new line ran through the farms of William Brown, Thomas Linder, and Basil Mowrey and was completed in 1903. The Burlington Western railroad came through the area in 1882. The Burlington Western railroad was later sold to the C. B. & Q. railroad. The Milwaukee line crossed the C. B. & Q. line on the northeast corner of William Brown's farm. Because the two railroads crossed it was necessary to build a depot. An interlocking system was installed and had to be guarded 24 hours a day. The depot was built in 1902 on ground purchased from William Brown. It was big enough to serve a town of 2500 people. It contained a waiting room and a freight room and a main office for the depot agent and operators. Frank Hoover was the first depot agent. Besides Mr. Hoover there were 3 operators each working 8 hour shifts. As many as twenty to thirty trains per day ran on the new track. A small train with an engine called the "Fox" started running on the Burlington Western track about 1892. The Fox earned its name because of its speed and, it was said by residents, that it would just slip up on you at a crossing. The Fox ran from Oskaloosa to Burlington and back each day. The little narrow gauge train consisted of an engine and tender and mail and baggage car and a smoker and day car. The little train was a familiar site on the track for 10 years. After the C. B. & Q. purchased the Burlington Northern line it wanted to run wider trains and the track was widened in 1902. The Fox could not run on the wide track so it sat on a siding for a short time and then was later taken to Colorado where it ran on a narrow gauge railroad in the Rocky Mountains near Denver. The depot was closed in 1956 because of declining business on the railroads and automatic signals had been installed. The depot was removed in 1958. The C. B. & Q. was later sold to the M. & St. L. Railroad. The M. & St. L. discontinued operation in 1971. The I. & M. Rail Link operates on the former Milwaukee line. Sometime after the depot was built a stockyard and elevator were established by A. J. Roland. Harry Mitchell of Packwood and John Smith of Linby were the stock buyers. Lafe Dudgeon and F. R. Campbell opened a general store. Other businesses were S. F. Steigleder and son. Another lumberyard operated by Harry and Kenneth Mower. This business was later destroyed by fire in 1930. Walker Rockwell was a brick mason. Rockwell and his wife also operated a boarding house. B. E. Dark operated a general store in a building, which had been moved to Linby. A millinery shop was on the top floor of the store building. Mr. and Mrs. David Smith operated a restaurant in the hotel building. Guy Black ran a hardware store above the Odd fellows Hall and a livery stable. Orb Reighard operated a blacksmith shop. The Linby post office was established in 1904. It was discontinued April 30, 1944. Dr. James Stepp came to Linby in 1915 and built a building next to the hotel and opened his medical practice there. The Linby Bank was established in 1908. It closed in 1933. Charles Linder was the first Cashier at the bank. There was also a tile factory in Linby established in 1909. ==The Odd Fellows Lodge== The odd fellows lodge members in the area attended meetings at Linby. It was voted to move the building to Linby. The building was destroyed while being moved. A new building was built in Linby in 1917. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linby, Iowa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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