General M.M. Crocker

ID: 48 ~ Source:

Andrews, Lorenzo F. Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, Reminiscences of Early Days, v.2, Des Moines: Baker-Trisler, 1908. ~ Digital source: Internet Archive. 
This file appears in: General Crocker Steamer
General M.M. Crocker

Portrait of General M.M. Crocker in military uniform.

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Early Settlers and Settlement

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Image
This file appears in: General Crocker Steamer

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In the summer of 1869 the first fire engine arrived in Des Moines: It was named the General Crocker Steamer in honor of General Marcellus Crocker, beloved Des Moines lawyer who died at the end of the Civil War. The steamer was financed by the…