Preparation is a
ghost town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
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in
Monona County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Iowa
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.
History
Preparation was founded in 1853 by a schismatic
Latter Day Saint
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sect led by
Charles B. Thompson.
The community was named from their belief that life on Earth was a preparation for the afterlife. A post office was established at Preparation in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.
The site of Preparation is now a part of
Preparation Canyon State Park.
References
Geography of Monona County, Iowa
Ghost towns in Iowa
Populated places established in 1853
1853 establishments in Iowa
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