Oskaloosa, capital of Mahaska county, Iowa, 104 miles by rail WNW. of Burlington. It possesses mines of bituminous coal, and manufactures flour, woollens, boilers, electric appliances, &c. Here are Penn College (Quaker) and two others. Pop. (1890) 6558.
Oskaloosa
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 652
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