Edwin C Peters
Edwin Chandler Peters
American
Edwin Peters was a notable American businessman and early Sioux City, Iowa, developer. - AsNotedIn
Edwin Peters was a notable American businessman and early Sioux City, Iowa, developer. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1871/00/00 | Edwin Peters buys a 300-400 acre tract at a cost of $7 to $10 an acre east of Sioux City. Group of others who had come with Peters from Niagara Falls, follow, and established the settlement he calls Morning Side. | Home Locale | Morningside Sioux City | ||||
| 1872/00/00 | Edwin Peters purchase an additional 120 acres and builds the house his family would call home until 1892. The land eventually will become part of what is now Morningside College and the house will serve as a campus building. | Home Locale | Morningside College Historic District | Sioux City | |||
| 1889/00/00 | Sioux City business leaders establish the University of the Northwest with the expectation that it will develop into a large multi-college university as Sioux City grows into a major city. | Supporter | Morningside College Historic District | Sioux City |
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