Editing Dysart, Iowa (section)

==History==
Dysart got its start in the year 1872, following construction of the [[Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway]] through the territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyoftamacou00chap | title=History of Tama County, Iowa: Its Cities, Towns and Villages | publisher=Toledo Times Office | author=Chapman, Samuel D. | year=1879 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyoftamacou00chap/page/277 277]}}</ref> Dysart was [[plat]]ted in 1872.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Tama County, Iowa: Together with Sketches of Their Towns, Villages and Townships|url=https://archive.org/details/historyoftamacou01unio|year=1883|publisher=Union publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyoftamacou01unio/page/663 663]}}</ref> The town takes its name from [[Joseph Dysart]], a farmer and founder of the town.