Keswick Agate

This is another find I've not heard of that I found in a collection from a rock lover in Youngstown, Ohio. This was a collection from the late 60's and had 4 rocks that were new to me. While looking into the story of Keswick I found this written by a woman during the early 1970s and is from a collection of her and her husband's memories as well as memories passed down to her from her and her husband's parents. Anyway, it's not written by me but I thought I'd to pass it on for you to read:  Keswick is a small town in Keokuk County in Southeastern Iowa with a population of around two hundred and fifty or more people. In 1879 the land was surveyed so a railroad could be built through this part of the county. Road beds were graded and built and by 1880, in Keokuk County, there were stations at Kinross, South English, Webster, Keswick, Thornburg, and What Cheer. They wanted to go to What Cheer and Thornburg because of the plentiful coal mines. The train was to run from Iowa City to Montezuma to carry the mail for ninety nine years. A little town of Aurora was started two and a half miles north of the present site of Keswick, a few years before this. There was a blacksmith shop owned by Frank Brakel, a distant relative of Eva Bowman, a Post Office, a store and a few homes. They moved this town to Keswick when the railroad went through. J.B.A. Robertson built the first general store on the west side of the street where the Toothman building is. Warren Robertson was the first baby born in Keswick and was named Warren Keswick Robertson. He was elected Governor of Oklahoma in later years. Yada Yada Yada but if you are interested on continuing go to Keokuk County IAGenWeb  History of Keswick   This is a real cool patterned agate that definitely made a mark in the lapidary world and I don't think there's much left except in some old collections.  -WET pic.-(3.5"x 2"/2 oz./6mm thk) solid, sealed  fractures >> excellent cutter