Gaza is an

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in O'Brien County,

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, United States. Gaza is located at .

History

Gaza got its start in the year 1888, following construction of the

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through that territory. It was named after Gaza, in the Middle East. Gaza's population was 42 in 1902.

Education

South O'Brien Community School District South O'Brien Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Paullina, Iowa. Its junior and senior high school is also in Paullina, while the preschool through elementary school is in Primghar. It is mostly in O' ...

operates schools serving the community. The district was formed on July 1, 1993, by the merger of three school districts: Paullina, Primghar, and Sutherland." Gaza (and Calumet) had merged earlier with Sutherland to become part of the Sutherland Community School Distric
REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
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. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.

References

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