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Hedrick
Hedrick may refer to: * Hedrick, Indiana * Hedrick, Iowa * Hedrick, Missouri Hedrick is an unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Hedrick was established in 1884 and remained in operation until 1907. The community takes its name from Cic ... * Hedrick (surname) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedrick, Iowa
Hedrick is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 728 at the time of the 2020 census. History In 1882, the Burlington and Western Railway a narrow gauge line, and its competitor, the Iowa Central Railway, built competing east–west lines through the area. These crossed the Rock Island tracks here, so it was a natural location for a station and town.David Lotz and Charles Franzen, 'Rails to a County Seat', The Print Shop, Washington Iowa, 1989; pages 37, 47-52. Hedrick was incorporated on April 23, 1883. It was named for General Hedrick. The Burlington and Western was widened to standard gauge in 1902 and merged into the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy a year later. The Minneapolis and St. Louis took over the Iowa Central around the same time, and the Burlington line was abandoned in 1934. By 1991 several businesses in the community's main street closed, and the economy had declined. The school serving the town closed that year. In 2023, the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedrick, Indiana
Hedrick is a small unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History The town of Hedrick began on July 31, 1881 with its platting by locals Parmenas G. Smith and G. W. Compton. The first house was built by John Hendricks and the first store opened by Zarse & Ahrens. The town also gained a drug store operated by Frank Hartman and a school house erected in the early 1880s. A post office was established in Hedrick on January 14, 1880 and closed on January 31, 1959. A tornado nearly destroyed Hedrick on April 17, 1922. The storm cut a path through the town an eighth of a mile wide, killing four residents, destroying six homes and ten businesses, and leaving only three buildings intact. Including persons who lived near Hedrick but not within city limits, 11 people were killed and 35 injured. Following the storm, newspapers estimated from ten to fifty thousand people flocked to the area to view the destruction, prompting the gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedrick, Missouri
Hedrick is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee .... History A post office called Hedrick was established in 1884 and remained in operation until 1907. The community takes its name from Cicero P. Hedrick, a local judge. References Unincorporated communities in Dent County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{DentCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
