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Arbor Hill is an
A post office was established at Arbor Hill in 1857, the name was changed to Arborhill in 1895, and the post office closed in 1907.
Arbor Hill's population was 58 in 1902. The community was once home to the Arbor Hill Co-Operative Creamery Company, a blacksmith shop, and a general store; the Port Union Mill dam was located one half mile west of Arbor Hill, on the Middle River. The community (at that time known as Arborhill) was the site of the Seventh Annual Old Settlers and Old Soldiers Reunion, held on August 12, 13, and 14, 1908.
The Methodist church in
Arbor Hill, Iowa on Iowa Ghost Towns
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or ghost town
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in Adair County, Iowa
Adair County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,496. Its county seat is Greenfield.
History
Adair County was formed in 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named for John Adair, ...
, United States.
Geography
It is located on County Road P28, south of Stuart, at 41.366543N, -94.317809W.History
A post office was established at Arbor Hill in 1857, the name was changed to Arborhill in 1895, and the post office closed in 1907.
Arbor Hill's population was 58 in 1902. The community was once home to the Arbor Hill Co-Operative Creamery Company, a blacksmith shop, and a general store; the Port Union Mill dam was located one half mile west of Arbor Hill, on the Middle River. The community (at that time known as Arborhill) was the site of the Seventh Annual Old Settlers and Old Soldiers Reunion, held on August 12, 13, and 14, 1908.
The Methodist church in Greenfield
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, constructed in 1877, was built from lumber cut near Arbor Hill.
Arborhill's population was 68 in 1924. The 1930 plat book of Adair County shows Arbor Hill platted
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in the southeast quadrant of Section 20 of Harrison Township, with the community covering one quarter square mile.
Arbor Hill's population was 12 in 1940.
In 2018, the Arbor Hill Wind Farm project began, with the MidAmerican Energy Company
MidAmerican Energy Company is an energy company based in Des Moines, Iowa. Its service area includes almost two-thirds of Iowa, as well as portions of Illinois, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Its territory is wholly encompassed by the territory of ...
building enough wind turbines in Arbor Hill and nearby Orient
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to power 230,000 homes.
See also
*Berea, Iowa
Berea was an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States.
History
Berea was founded along the banks of the Middle Nodaway River; it was named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea. The community was founded ...
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