Founding
How did Webster City begin?
Webster City was first founded as New Castle in 1854. Learn more about the plotting and establishment of the city, county, and surrounding area. There is plenty of information here on the railroads which helped link Webster City
For the complete collection of Ed Nass' work in A History of Hamilton County, Iowa, _hosted by Webster City's Kendall Young Library, click here.
For the complete collection of Ed Nass' work in A History of Hamilton County, Iowa, _hosted by Webster City's Kendall Young Library, click here.
Founding of Webster CityReminiscences of Newcastle, Iowa, 1848: A History of the Founding of Webster City, Iowa. Iowa Dept. of History, Des Moines, IA., published 1921.
Before 1846, from Ed Nass' History of Hamilton County, Iowa Wilson Brewer cabin, the first permanent residence of Webster City History from the Webster City Dept of Economic Development webpage |
Founding of Hamilton County |
RailroadsThe Illinois Central Railroad Depot, from the City of Webster City website
"Railroads," from Ed Nass' History of Hamilton County, Iowa |