Chapter 10 cont. PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP. Pleasant Valley township lies east of Davenport, bordering on the Mississippi.  It is bounded on the north by Lincoln and LeClaire townships and on the east by a portion of the lower sections of LeClaire township.  It is well watered and timbered, especially in the northeast and southwest portions.  Duck creek, quite a large stream, empties into the Mississippi river at the southwest part of the township.  This township was early settled and Mr. Barrows goes into all the details relating thereto.  The soil is fertile, the farms have been well improved, it has good roads and bridges, telephone lines, rural mail delivery and other conveniences to meet the requirements of the modern farmer.  This is not a whole township, the Mississippi cutting through it at a point beginning at the east half of the second section from the north and running diagonally southwest.  It has three sub-districts in which there are well appointed school houses.  The value of the land in this township, as in other sections of the county, has increased in value until at this time land that sold from $6 to $15 an acre in 1865 will now readily bring from $100 to $125 per acre. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L