March 15, 1899 – Daily Iowa State Press announces that Iowa City’s T.C. Carson guarantees up to $100,000 for the construction of Johnson County’s new court house.
Iowa City’s Thomas C. Carson was a very successful merchant, banker, and community leader for nearly fifty years (1856-1905). Born in Burlington, New Jersey on August 7, 1834, Carson became a well-known businessman in Philadelphia before heading west.
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