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4 giorni fa · The town was formally platted in 1844 when William Canfield moved his trading post from the Des Moines River to Oskaloosa. The town was designated by the legislature as the county seat in the same year.
1 giorno fa · The Des Moines Rapids were about 11 miles (18 km) long and just above the mouth of the Des Moines River at Keokuk, Iowa. The Rock Island Rapids were between Rock Island and Moline, Illinois . Both rapids were considered virtually impassable.
4 giorni fa · Field of Dreams is a baseball field and pop-culture tourist attraction built for the 1989 movie of the same name. It is located in Dyersville, Iowa, within Dubuque County . Site history. Universal Pictures built the baseball diamond in 1988 on two farms a few miles outside Dyersville, Iowa, for the 1989 film Field of Dreams.
1 giorno fa · Des Moines' first municipal solar field is expected to begin generating power Friday. Why it matters: Harriet Street Solar Field will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of about 570 homes, bringing the city closer to a carbon-free electricity goal. Zoom in: The $2 million project will provide renewable energy to DSM animal control ...
1 giorno fa · Ernie Courtney. Edward Ernest (Ernie) Courtney (January 20, 1875 – February 29, 1920) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters ( 1902 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1902 ), New York Highlanders ( 1903 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1903) and Philadelphia Phillies ( 1905 – 1908 ). Courtney batted left-handed and threw ...
4 giorni fa · Fairfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, Iowa. [1] It has a population of 9,416 people, according to the 2020 census. [5] The median family income is $46,138, with 10% of families below the poverty line. It became the county seat in 1839 with 110 residents and grew to 650 by 1847.
4 giorni fa · The Sullivan brothers were five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa who served together on the light cruiser USS Juneau. They were all killed in action when Juneau served in the Naval battle of Guadalcanal , November 13th, 1942.
