LINN
Town 1 north, range 17 east, was set off from Geneva, January 23, 1844,
and was named for Dr. Lewis Field Linn of Missouri. About one-sixth of the
town's area is covered by Geneva lake. John Powers (1803-1867), a native
of Maine, made his claim in section 1 in 1836 and built the first house
in Linn. Soon to follow were Benjamin Ball, Allen McBride, Samuel
Ryland, Israel Williams, Joseph Bailey, Thomas Baker, John Barr, Lewis
Barrett, and Charles Beardsley.
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