Marshalltown, capital of Marshall county, Iowa, near the Iowa River, 50 miles NE. of Des Moines, at the crossing of two railways. It has a large trade in wheat, &c., has foundries and machine-shops, and manufactures flour, oil, soap, and fencing-wire. Pop. (1890) 8914.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 63
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