Freeborn County is home to pioneers from many different nations. Their common denominator was the rich farmland and the related businesses that promised a good life for their families. When Lt. Albert Miller Lea surveyed the area in 1835 with the Dragoons of Fort Des Moines; he described sparkling lakes encircled by gently sloping woodlands; smooth prairies interspersed with shady groves and rich with the melody of feathered songstersmdash;one of the most beautiful lands ever witnessed.
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