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Iola
Iola or IOLA may refer to: * ''Iola'', the ''nom de plume'' of African-American writer Ida B. Wells * ''Iola'' (steamboat 1885), a steamboat active on Puget Sound from 1885 to 1915 * Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, a method of raising money for charitable purposes in the United States * Myrmarachne, a genus of jumping spiders Places ;In the United States *Iola, Colorado, a ghost town *Iola, Illinois, a village in Clay County, Illinois * Iola, Kansas, a city in Allen County, Kansas *Iola, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania * Iola, Texas, a city in Grimes County, Texas * Iola, Wisconsin, a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin *Iola (town), Wisconsin, a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin Given name * Iola Fuller (1906–1993), American writer * Iola Gregory (1946–2017), Welsh actress * Iola Abraham Ikkidluak (1936–2003), Inuit artist * Iola Johnson (born 1950), American news anchor Fictional characters * Iola Boylan The following is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Kansas
Iola () is the county seat of Allen County, Kansas, United States. The city is situated along the Neosho River in southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,396. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn. History The history of Iola began in 1859. After the location of the county seat at Humboldt, by the legislature of 1858, there was a great deal of dissatisfaction among the residents of the central and northern parts of the county, and a number of citizens selected the present site of Iola, with the intention of ultimately securing the county seat. On January 1, 1859, a large meeting was held at the Deer Creek schoolhouse. It was determined to organize a town company, which was immediately done, and a constitution was then adopted and officers elected. The officers of the company after due consideration of different points selected a site for the proposed town, about two miles (3 km) north of Cofachique, at the confluence of Elm Creek and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola Abraham Ikkidluak
Iola Abraham Ikkidluak (1936–2003) was an Inuit sculptor from Kimmirut, Nunavut. He participated in the Smithsonian Institution's 1979-1981 touring exhibition ''By the Light of the Qulliq''. His work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Toronto-Dominion Bank Collection, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the National Museum of Finland, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Ikkidluak's work frequently depicted Arctic animals, including polar bears, walruses, seals, whales, and birds. He worked in soapstone, bone, antlers, and green serpentine. His disc number Disc numbers, or ujamiit or ujamik in the Inuit language, were used by the Government of Canada in lieu of surnames for Inuit and were similar to dog tags. Prior to the arrival of European customs, Inuit had no need of family names, and children ... was E7-923. His wife Namonai (born 1944) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Wisconsin
Iola is a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2020 census. The village is bordered by the towns of Iola and Scandinavia. The community was named after a Potawatomi girl. Geography Iola is located at (44.507951, -89.128661). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,301 people, 590 households, and 341 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 677 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% of other races, and 0.7% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 590 households, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola Fuller
Iola Fuller (Marcellus, Michigan, January 25, 1906 – April 12, 1993), later Iola Fuller Goodspeed McCoy, was an American writer. Her first novel, ''The Loon Feather'', won the 1939 Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan. Set primarily on Mackinac Island in the early 1800s, it is a tale of the life of the daughter of American Indian leader Tecumseh. During World War II, 150,000 copies of the book were printed as Armed Services Editions Armed Services Editions (ASEs) were small paperback books of fiction and nonfiction that were distributed in the American military during World War II. From 1943 to 1947, some 122 million copies of more than 1,300 ASE titles were distributed to ..., inexpensive paperbacks which the Army and Navy Library Services distributed free of charge to members of the American armed forces. Personal On June 28, 1927 in Marcellus, Michigan, she married Edwin W. Goodspeed. They divorced in 1947. On July 5, 1947, she married Raymond Arthur McCoy. Shdie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola Leroy
''Iola Leroy'', ''or Shadows Uplifted'', an 1892 novel by Frances E. W. Harper, is one of the first novels published by an African-American woman. While following what has been termed the "sentimental" conventions of late nineteenth-century writing about women, it also deals with serious social issues of education for women, passing, miscegenation, abolition, reconstruction, temperance, and social responsibility. Characters Iola Leroy and family Iola Leroy, the principal character of the novel. Harriet Johnson, Iola Leroy's grandmother. While a slave of Nancy Johnson, she resists a whipping. As a punishment, she is sold. Robert Johnson. He is still a child when separated from his mother Harriet. His enslaver, Nancy Johnson, sees him as a "pet animal" and teaches him to read. As a young man, he becomes the leader of a group of slaves who decide to seek refuge with the Union army during the Civil War. He enlists in a colored regiment and is promoted to lieutenant. On account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola Gregory
Eirian Iola Gregory (15 September 1946 – 21 November 2017) was a Welsh actress. She was best known for her role as Jean McGurk in the long-running S4C soap series ''Pobol y Cwm''. Early life Gregory's mother, Millicent "Millie" Gregory, was a Welsh language campaigner for the Welsh Language Society who died of a heart attack. Her father, Oliver Gregory, was manager of National Westminster Bank in Aberystwyth. Career Gregory started acting professionally in the 1970s. In 1977, she co-founded Theatr Bara Caws, a community theatre in Caernarfon. She began starring in S4C's ''Pobol y Cwm'' as Jean McGurk in a recurring role in 1987. She left the series in 1997, but made further appearances as the character in 1999 and 2002. She was later cast in the S4C programmes ''Rownd a Rownd'' and ''Porthpenwaig''. Gregory also had roles in the Welsh-language films ''Coming Up Roses'' (1986), '' Dal: Yma/Nawr'' (2003). Personal life and death Gregory was married to Welsh actor Robert Blyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Texas
Iola is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States, on Farm Road 39 and the Burlington-Rock Island Railway, at the headwaters of Ragan Creek in northwest Grimes County. As of the 2010 census the population was 401. History On November 6, 2007, it became the fifth incorporated city in Grimes County after a residential vote. Iola is believed to have been named for Edward Ariola, one of Stephen F. Austin's colonists who settled in the vicinity in 1836. In 1852 the community's first church, Zion Methodist, was constructed; the building also served as a schoolhouse. The settlement's first gristmill, Monroe's Gin, began operating during the 1860s. The post office opened in 1871 and, though discontinued the next year, was permanently reestablished in 1877. A Masonic Lodge was formed in 1876. By the 1880s the town had several churches, cotton gins, and gristmills. The population stood at 109 by 1890. Between 1906 and 1907 both the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway and the Houston an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Illinois
Iola is a village in Clay County, Illinois, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census. Geography Iola is located in northwestern Clay County at (38.833717, -88.627785). Louisville, the county seat, is to the southwest. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Iola has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 98 people, 34 households, and 28 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 47 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.90% White, 2.04% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. No residents reported an ethnicity of Hispanic or Latino. There were 34 households, out of which 76.47% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.59% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.65% were non-families. 8.82% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.88% had someone living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Pennsylvania
Iola is a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 144 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. History A milling business was set up in Iola in the winter of 1828. A church was built in the community in 1850. Geography Iola is located in northwestern Columbia County at (41.132269, -76.533969), along the western edge of Greenwood Township. Iola is bordered to the south by the borough of Millville and to the west by Little Fishing Creek, across which is Pine Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Pennsylvania Route 42 runs north–south through the center of town, and Pennsylvania Route 442 branches to the northwest at the northern end of town. The CDP is mostly flat, with some rolling hills in the eastern section. Much of Iola, especially in the northwest and southeast, is farmland.maps.goog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola (steamboat 1885)
''Iola'' was a small steam vessel that operated on Puget Sound from 1885 to 1915. Career ''Iola'' was built at Hammersley Inlet, then known as "Big Skookum", in the extreme southern portion of Puget Sound. The vessel entered service in June 1885 under the command of her first owner, Capt. Edwin Miller. The vessel initially made weekly runs from Oakland, Washington (in northern Puget Sound) to Olympia and Seattle, but within six months trip frequency had increase to twice a week. In June 1887, Miller hired John F. Vanderhoef to act as the vessel's master and agent. He rebuilt the cabins to accommodate both his wife and himself on a full-time basis. By 1889 Vanderhoef had ceased service in north Puget Sound and was concentrating on Vashon Island landings. Overboard incident A story is reported that as ''Iola'' was moving towards Seattle on the west side of Vashon Island, with Captain Vanderhoef in the pilot house The interior of the bridge of the Sikuliaq'', docked in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola (town), Wisconsin
Iola is a political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 818 at the 2000 census. The Iola, Wisconsin, Village of Iola is located partially within the town. The ghost town of Petersville, Wisconsin, Petersville was also located in the town. Every Wednesday though Saturday after fourth of July weekend Iola has a car show. Over 12,000 people go. Wednesday is only for venders at the show only. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.3 km2), of which 33.6 square miles (87.1 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km2; 2.44%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 818 people, 328 households, and 245 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.3 people per square mile (9.4/km2). There were 455 housing units at an average density of 13.5 per square mile (5.2/km2). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola, Colorado
Iola is an extinct town in Gunnison County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The community was inundated and destroyed by the creation of Blue Mesa Reservoir Blue Mesa Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The largest lake located entirely within the state, Blue Mesa Reservoir was created by the construction of Blue Mesa .... A post office called Iola was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1963. The name Iola reportedly was selected simply on account of it being a pleasant name. References Ghost towns in Colorado Geography of Gunnison County, Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
