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Trails
to the Past of Iowa is accepting any donations of
genealogy materials that you may have such as marriage
announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births,
(you do not need the birth certificate) just the
information, and biographies. If you have any of
these items please contact me Marie
Miller the Iowa State
Administrator
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Butler County
was formed on January 15, 1851 from open land. It was
named after Kentucky native William Orlando Butler, a
general and hero
of the Mexican-American War, who ran as Vice President
of the United States in 1848. Until 1854, the county was
governed by other counties. Only at this time did it
have enough inhabitants to establish its own local
government. The first court proceedings were conducted
in a small log cabin of a settler. In 1858, the first
courthouse was completed in Clarksville. After it was
sold shortly thereafter to the local school district, it
was used as a schoolhouse from 1863 until 1903.
Clarksville was the first county
seat, from 1854
to 1860, after which Butler Center became the seat.
Because locals became disenchanted with Butler Center (partially because of
its inaccessibility during the winter), Allison was made
the county seat on January 10,
1881.When the tracks
of the Dubuque and Dakota Railroad were laid through
Allison, the seat was moved there on January 10, 1881.
Allison was named after the Dubuque native Republican
politician, lawyer and senator William B.
Allison.
Butler County is
the only county in Iowa that does not have any stop
lights, a hospital, or a movie theatre. There are also
no national fast food chains in Butler county.
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