Algona Police Department (Washington)
Algona may refer to: *Algona, Iowa, a city in Kossuth County, Iowa *Algona, Washington, a city in King County, Washington *Algona College, a former institution in Iowa (1869–1875) * Algona Road, in Tasmania See also * Algoma (other) Algoma may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Algoma Central Railway, Northern Ontario **Algoma Central Corporation *Algoma Foundry and Machine Company, Algoma, Wisconsin, U.S. *Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre, a prison in Sault Ste. Marie ...

Algona, Iowa
Algona is the county seat of Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,487 at the 2020 census. Ambrose A. Call State Park is located two miles southwest of the city. History Algona was founded in 1854 and was named after the Algonquian word for "Algonquin waters". Between 1869 and 1875 the community was the location of Algona College, an institution sponsored by the Methodist Church. In 1894, Algona, along with other Iowa communities such as Dysart and Wesley, became part of the project known as the "Orphan Trains". As New York City saw booming immigration, it also inevitably saw a rise in the number of orphans in its asylums. Unable to provide adequate care for them, it saw fit to ship nearly 100,000 westward to start a new life with families across America. Algona itself welcomed nearly 100 orphans into the town, many of whom remained lifelong residents. From 1902 to 1906, Algona played host to the Algona Brownies, an African American barnstorming basebal ...
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Algona, Washington
Algona () is a city in King County, Washington, United States, and the Seattle metropolitan area, surrounded by the suburbs of Auburn to the north and east, Pacific to the south, and unincorporated King County to the west. The population was 3,290 as of the 2020 census. Due to Algona's adjacency to the city of Pacific, the two communities are sometimes referred to collectively as Algona-Pacific or Algona/Pacific. History The community was originally called "Algoma". (A recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected.) Algona was officially incorporated on August 22, 1955. Events Every year Algona has a city-run festival called "Algona Days". The event includes an assortment of food vendors, lawn mower racing, small rides, live music and other events. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics The typical home for sale in Algona was built in 1981, which ...
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Algona College
Algona College was a Private college, private Methodist college in Algona, Iowa, Algona, Iowa. It was open between 1869 and 1875. History The college was associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its president from 1871 to 1875 was the classicist Orlando Harrison Baker.Harlan, Edgar R, curator.''Annals of Iowa'', vol. 11, series 3 (April 1913), pp. 233-34. Iowa historian Harvey Ingham wrote a history of the college in 1925Ingham, Harvey. (1925). Algona College: A story of educational beginnings. This document may be found in eight Iowa libraries by searching the title "Algona College" at the SILO web site. and reported that the college closed due to financial difficulties resulting from a plague of locusts. Apparently families in the region could not continue to support the college when their crops were insufficient to support their own families. Ingham wrote that the Upper Des Moines newspaper reported on March 10, 1875, that Congress had appropriated $150,000 for the purc ...
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Algona Road
Algona Road is a major link road, connecting the residents of Blackmans Bay to Kingston in Southern Tasmania, Australia. The road was constructed in 1986 as a two lane road, with provision for a second carriageway when needed. A roundabout was installed on the junction with the Channel Highway in 1993 to address safety issues. The Kingston Bypass The Kingston Bypass is a 41 million, highway bypassing the southern Hobart community of Kingston, Tasmania. The proposal of a bypass was originally published in the Hobart Area Transportation Study during 1965. The bypass was completed in 201 ... connects Algona Road to the Southern Outlet and provides a quicker route to the City of Hobart. See also * List of Highways in Hobart References {{Road infrastructure in Hobart Streets in Hobart ...
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