Editing Elgin, Iowa (section)

==History==
The area had previously been the home of [[Sioux]] and [[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago Indians]]. After the 1846 Winnebago Treaty, Indians were forcibly removed from the area by the [[United States Armed Forces|US military]] and moved to [[Minnesota]]. In the summer of 1848, a flood of white settlers arrived. Matthew Conner built a log cabin and general store and the settlement was first called "Shin Bone Valley." Surveyor K. M. Marcks renamed the town "Elgin" in 1851 in honor of his hometown, [[Elgin, Illinois]]. Benjamin Dimond became the postmaster at Elgin in 1852, the [[Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway|Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railway]] came through in 1872, and the ''Elgin Times'' newspaper was established in 1875. The town subsequently became a major destination for Swiss immigrants.<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028913980/page/n5/mode/2up The History of Fayette County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &c.]." Western Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved on January 24, 2021.</ref>