Mount Pleasant

Professor Jeffrey Meyer,John Hendrickson

Mount Pleasant
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published
26 September 2016
Pages
130
ISBN
9781540200419

Mount Pleasant

Professor Jeffrey Meyer,John Hendrickson

From its earliest years, Mount Pleasant was known as the Athens of Iowa: a small town with a big story and a center of learning and culture. Even during the town s pioneer era, the citizens of Mount Pleasant championed education, establishing numerous schools and a college. Progressive ideals, including abolitionism and women s education, took root. As the home of Sen. James Harlan, an important ally of Abraham Lincoln, the city emerged as a bastion of support for the president. During the hardship of the Civil War, the community took up a second cause, becoming the location of the state mental health asylum. The drive for the improvement of life only increased, bolstered by the city s numerous schools, churches, and most importantly a spirit of community.

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