Moline Water Power Company
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Moline Water Power Company records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 300
Abstract
The Moline Water Power Company was an organization formed in 1865 by prominent men in the area, such as John Deere and John M. Gould, with the purpose of granting permission and overseeing the utilization of water power from the river. This collection contains a large variety of government documents. Included in this collection are governmental forms that commission the founding of Moline, Illinois and Sylvan Island beginning in 1836. The collection proceeds into a series of documents...
Dates:
circa 1836-1967
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections