History Lecture to Talk About George E. Spencer
By charguth May 17, 2021 8:37 am
Saga Communications
Spencer, IA (KICD) — The next historical lecture in Spencer asks the question: “Who is George E. Spencer?”
Retired history teacher Steve Bomgaars says he was a New York lawyer who moved to Iowa, got elected to the state legislature, and became a land speculator.
And that property is what was incorporated into a city 150 years ago.
From Iowa, George E. Spencer became a Union General in the Civil War; went to Colorado during the gold rush and founded the city of Breckenridge; and wound up in Alabama as a U.S. Senator.