Asa C. Call
Asa A. Call
"The Judge was a man of marked character, being the founder of the town and foremost in every enterprise to ehance its value, people naturally turned to him as a leader and counselor."
Mrs. Wm. Ingham
Asa Call was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on September 25, 1825, His father died when he was 7 years old leaving Asa's mother to raise Asa and his six brothers and sisters. Asa was a determined boy who loved to read. He went to college at graduated from Oberlin College with honors.
Asa's first job after college was surveying lands in Illinois. In 1849, he decided to go to California where gold had recently been discovered. Asa walked from St. Louis Missouri to San Francisco, California. Once Asa arrived in California, he was appointed Indian Commissioner with the rank of captain in the army. One of his duties was to negotiate treaties with Indian tribes. His work helped him learn various Indian dialects as well as better understand the Indian way of life.
After four years in California, Asa returned to the Midwest. He married Sarah Heckart in Indiana in 1854. He eventually founded the city of Algona. He was responsible for building the local saw and grist mist mills. Asa was elected as the first county judge. He brought the railroad to Algona. Asa was an avid reader and spent many hours studying the classic, ancient history and geology. He was a gifted writer as well and often contributed articles to the New York Tribune.
Mrs. Wm. Ingham
Asa Call was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on September 25, 1825, His father died when he was 7 years old leaving Asa's mother to raise Asa and his six brothers and sisters. Asa was a determined boy who loved to read. He went to college at graduated from Oberlin College with honors.
Asa's first job after college was surveying lands in Illinois. In 1849, he decided to go to California where gold had recently been discovered. Asa walked from St. Louis Missouri to San Francisco, California. Once Asa arrived in California, he was appointed Indian Commissioner with the rank of captain in the army. One of his duties was to negotiate treaties with Indian tribes. His work helped him learn various Indian dialects as well as better understand the Indian way of life.
After four years in California, Asa returned to the Midwest. He married Sarah Heckart in Indiana in 1854. He eventually founded the city of Algona. He was responsible for building the local saw and grist mist mills. Asa was elected as the first county judge. He brought the railroad to Algona. Asa was an avid reader and spent many hours studying the classic, ancient history and geology. He was a gifted writer as well and often contributed articles to the New York Tribune.
Fun Fact: While in California, Asa saved $6000.00 in gold to buy land in the Midwest. He sewed the gold in his vest for safe keeping. During a portion of his journey from California, Asa was on a boat that wrecked. Asa was thrown into the water. His vest filled with gold kept dragging him under the water. Asa chose to keep the vest on making it more difficult to reach shore but he made it
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