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Motor, Iowa
Motor is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The townsite is also a nationally recognized Historic districts in the United States, historic district listed as a historic site on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. History John Thompson, J.P. Dickinson and James O. Crosby formed a partnership in October, 1867 called John Thompson and Company. They planned to build a gristmill, a sawmill, a farm and a town that they called Motor. with The site they chose had been the location of a previous sawmill named the Downey Mill at Hastings Bottom. They began construction of the mill Cooper (profession), cooperage in August 1867, finishing the mill in December 1869. The mill was in operation by 1870, and a formal town plat was submitted for taxation at the Clayton County Courthouse in August, 1875. Because of his success with establishing mills in nearby Elkader, Iowa, Elkader and Clermont, John Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkader, Iowa
Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,209 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,465 in 2000. It is the county seat of Clayton County. It is the site of Iowa's lowest recorded minimum temperature, on February 3, 1996. History The city is named after a Muslim Algerian leader, Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri. When the community was platted in 1846, the founders, Timothy Davis, John Thompson and Chester Sage decided to name it for the young Algerian who was leading his people in resisting the French conquest of Algeria. The town is known for the Elkader Keystone Bridge over the Turkey River, said to be the largest stone arch bridge west of the Mississippi River. It, and many of the local buildings, are made from locally quarried sandstone. The town's grocery store, Wilke's, is the oldest continuously operated grocery store west of the Mississippi, as well. The city is also home to the renovated Victorian-era Elkader Opera House, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
