Crystal Township, Tama County, Iowa
42°10′13″N 92°34′44″W / 42.170185°N 92.578897°W / 42.170185; -92.578897
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Crystal Township is one of the twenty-one townships of Tama County, Iowa, United States.
History
Crystal Township was established in 1857. It was named for the "crystalline purity" of their air.[1] Crystal Township's post office was established in 1868. Early settlers came from Ayrshire, Scotland and focused on raising livestock in this agriculturally-centered town.
The Presbyterian Church of Crystal Township was the first of that denomination in the County, and was organized in 1850. By 1868 Crystal Township had a general store, a shoe shop, a blacksmith, and a schoolhouse.
References
- ^ Chapman, Samuel D. (1879). History of Tama County, Iowa: Its Cities, Towns and Villages. Toledo Times Office. pp. 72.
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