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Davenport (City and county-seat of Scott)

a city and county-seat of Scott co., Ia.; on the Mississippi river and the Rock Island, the Chicago, Mil- St. Paul, the Burlington and Northern, the Davenport , Rock Island and the Hennepin canal; 183 miles S. W. and Northwestern, and other railroads, of Chicago. It is connected with Rock Island , Ill., by a railroad and carriage bridge built by the United States Government at a cost of $1,200,000. Davenport is the great grain depot of the upper Mississippi. Area, 8 square miles. turing center, and is situated in the heart Davenport is an important manufacof extensive bituminous coal fields. The chief articles of manufacture are carpets, locomotives, steel cars, carriages, agricultural implements, flour, lumber, cigars and cigarettes, and foundry and machine shop products. The Government arsenal at Rock Island is opposite the city. The city is connected by passenger and freight steamers with all important lake ports. In 1919 there were 2 National banks. circular range of hills, is well laid out, and The city is built at the foot of a semiis handsome architecturally. The streets principal ones are traversed by electric are lighted by gas and electricity and the cars.

The notable buildings include the phans' Home, the Academy of Natural county buildings, City Hall, Iowa Or- Science, Mercy and St. Luke's Hospitals, and the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans', Old Ladies', and Old Men's Homes. The city has an excellent school system, the Immaculate Conception Academy, St. Ambrose Academy, Griswold College, and St. Katherine's Hall. 1835 and incorporated as a city in 1851.

History. Davenport was founded in Pop. (1910) 43,028; (1920) 56,727.