Mount Pleasant’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Mount Pleasant. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first permanent settlement at Mount Pleasant was made in 1833. Mount Pleasant was incorporated as a town in 1842, and again in 1851.
In 1869, Mount Pleasant was the site of a solar eclipse expedition, under the command of James Craig Watson and sponsored by National Almanac. The total solar eclipse occurred on August 7, 1869.
In the Union Block building in 1869, Arabella A. Mansfield became the first woman in the United States to be awarded a license to practice law. She had passed the bar exam with high scores and won a court case for entry to the bar. The legislature changed its statute.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Mount Pleasant’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Pleasant’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMt. Pleasant, IA, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Mount Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant, decade by decade
1990s
25 historic places in Mount Pleasant
25 places in Mount Pleasant are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1973Old Main
Listed 1973Harlan-Lincoln House
Listed 1981Henry County Courthouse
Listed 1983Brazelton House
Listed 1983Mount Pleasant Public Library
Listed 1985G. W. S. Allen House
Listed 1986Henry Ambler House
Listed 1986Brazelton House Hotel
Listed 1987Harlan House Hotel
Listed 1991Budde-Singer Building
Listed 1991City Hall
Listed 1991First National Bank
Listed 1991Henry County Savings Bank
Listed 1991Louisa Building
Listed 1991Masonic Temple Theater
Listed 1991Masters Building
Listed 1991McCandless Building
Listed 1991National State Bank
Listed 1991Union Block
Listed 1991Zuhn Building
Listed 1994Dr. J. O. and Catherine Ball House
Listed 1997George and Margaret Cooper House
Listed 2013Camp Harlan-Camp McKean Historic District
Listed 2014Second Baptist ChurchListed 1991Timmerman-Burd BuildingThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mt. Pleasant, IA (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.