Davenport, Iowa, USA
1916

Davenport, a city of Iowa, the capital of Scott co., is pleasantly situated on the NW. bank of the Mississippi River, at the foot of the upper rapids, about 335 miles above St. Louis. It is on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Chicago, Rook Island and Pacific and other railroads, 183 miles W. by S. of Chicago. It is built partly on the slope and top of a bluff, which is moderately steep, and commands extensive and beautiful views of the river and Rook Island. This island, which belongs to the United States and is the site of a United States arsenal and military head-quarters, is about 3 miles long, and is diversified by beautiful scenery and embellished with several costly structures built by the Federal government. A railroad and wagon bridge unites it with Davenport.

Davenport (which is a Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal see) contains a court-house, city-hall, opera- houses, high- and normal-schools, several Catholic institutions for advanced learning (Academy of the Immaculate Conception, St Ambrose College), the Davenport Library, Griswold College (Protestant Episcopal), St. Katharine's Hall, an academy of sciences, state orphanage, etc. The city has extensive manufactures of farming-implements, carriages, glucose, woollen goods, lumber, flour, etc. It has also foundries and machine-shops. Large quantities of grain are shipped here. Pop. in 1890, 26,872 ; in 1900, 35,254.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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