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Vinje, Iowa
Vinje is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Logan Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, Logan Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. Vinje was founded by Norwegian settlers and is the site of an 1880 church. The community was the site of an 1894 post office and 20th century creamery. Lack of railroad access inhibited the growth of the community. Geography Vinje is located along county highways A16 and R50, west of Scarville, Iowa, Scarville. Vinje is just north of the Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area. History Vinje was founded by Norwegian settlers, and the name Vinje is of Norwegian origin. Bethel Lutheran Church was founded in 1880; the original church was burned in 1949, and was replaced with a new church in summer 1955. The church at Vinje still holds services. The post office in Vinje was established in 1894. Circa 1900, Vinje was home to the Vinje Creamery Association. The milk station was consolidated i ...
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Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ...
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Winnebago County Iowa 1903
Winnebago can refer to: * The exonym of the Ho-Chunk tribe of Native North Americans with reservations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin ** Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, a federally recognized tribe group in the state ** The Winnebago language of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) tribe * Winnebago (chicken), a 19th-century American chicken breed * Winnebago Council Boy Scout Council * Winnebago Industries, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles and motor homes based in Forest City, Iowa Places * Lake Winnebago in eastern Wisconsin * The Winnebago Pool, a group of interconnected lakes in eastern Wisconsin * Winnebago Scout Reservation, a Boy Scout camp in Rockaway, New Jersey Communities * Winnebago, Illinois * Winnebago, Minnesota * Winnebago, Nebraska * Winnebago, Wisconsin Winnebago is an unincorporated community in the Town of Oshkosh in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States, and is part of the Oshkosh metropolitan statistical area. It is located just outside the north ...
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Amund, Iowa
Amund was a rural unincorporated community in Eden Township, Winnebago County, Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ..., United States. Founded in the late 1800s, the community was considered prosperous in the early 20th century, but the population remained small. By the 1970s, the town was one of 11 abandoned communities in Winnebago County. Geography Amund is located along county highways A16 and R34. The community is in Eden Township northwest of the Good Neighbors Marsh Wildlife Management Area. The community was in the northwest corner of section 22 of Eden Township. History A post office operated in Amund from 1888 to 1907.(3 April 1907)Amund Office May Close, ''Forest City Summit'' The community was named for postmaster Amund A. Fosness, who came to the ...
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Post-Bulletin
The ''Post-Bulletin'' is an American newspaper and news website based in Rochester, MinnesotaPostbulletin.comprovides community coverage seven days a week with a print product two days a week: Tuesday and Saturday. The ''Post Bulletin'' also publishes an e-Paper seven days a week. History The ''Post and Record'' was formed by various newspaper mergers conducted by Amherst Blakely beginning in 1872 when he purchased the ''Central Record''. He later purchased ''The Federal Union'', creating ''The Record and Union''. In 1892, he purchased ''The Rochester Post'', creating ''The Post and Record''. Amherst Blakely had co-founded ''The Rochester Post'' in 1859 with his brothers, but sold his interest shortly after to move to Chicago and edit ''The Chicago Evening Post''. The ''Rochester Daily Bulletin'' was started by Archie Gove, who sold to Allen Furlow and Gregory Gentling in 1912, who sold the publication to Glenn Withers in 1916. The ''Rochester Post-Bulletin'' was created whe ...
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Thompson, Iowa
Thompson is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 495 at the time of the 2020 census. Thompson is home to the Winnebago County Fair, held annually, various agricultural businesses, a public outdoor swimming pool, the Thompson Museum, and Bethany Lutheran Church, built in 1902. History Thompson was platted in 1892. It was incorporated as a city in 1894. A post office opened in 1890, and rural carrier service was established in 1904. The Thompson Courier began publication in 1894, and is still in business. In 1938, the paper expanded operations with the purchase of the Rake Register, becoming the Thompson Courier and Rake Register. Thompson's first telephone switchboard was installed in the home of Dr. G.M. Lee in 1894. Groups of farmers joined together to establish their own small phone companies, and 12 systems shared the town's joint switchboard and party lines. By the 1940s, the Switchboard Company had purchased its own building, and the Thomps ...
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Logan Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, 1913
Logan may refer to: Places * Mount Logan (other) Australia * Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Logan, Victoria, small locality near St. Arnaud * Logan City, local government area in Queensland ** Shire of Logan, predecessor to Logan City * Logan Lagoon, Flinders Island, Tasmania * Logan River, river flowing into Moreton Bay, Queensland * Logan Village, Queensland, a town and locality within Logan City, Queensland Canada * Mount Logan, Canada's highest mountain * Logan (Manitoba electoral district), former electoral district in the Canadian province of Manitoba * Logan Lake, a district municipality in the Southern Interior of British Columbia United Kingdom * Logan Botanic Garden, Wigtownshire, Scotland * Logan, East Ayrshire, Scotland United States * Logan, Alabama * Logan, Arkansas * Logan, Edgar County, Illinois * Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois * Logan, Dearborn County, Indiana * Logan, Lawrenc ...
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Iowa Department Of Transportation
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is the government organization in the U.S. state of Iowa responsible for the organization, construction, and maintenance of the List of Iowa state highways, primary highway system. Located in Ames, Iowa, Ames, Iowa, DOT is also responsible for licensing drivers and programming and planning for aviation, rail, and public transit. The organization was created in 1904 as the Iowa State Highway Commission, an extension of Iowa State College in Ames. In 1913, the commission was spun off from the college and became a government organization. In 1974, the highway commission was folded into a larger transportation department with other modes of transportation. Organization Transportation Commission The decision-making body of the Iowa DOT is the Iowa Transportation Commission. Seven people, of whom no more than four people can represent the same political party, make up the commission. Each member of the commission is nominated by ...
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List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ...
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Scarville, Iowa
Scarville is a city in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 74 at the time of the 2020 census. History Scarville was platted in 1899, and incorporated as a city in 1904. The city was named for Ole Scar, a local landowner. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 74 people, 38 households, and 25 families residing in the city. The population density was 518.2 inhabitants per square mile (200.1/km2). There were 39 housing units at an average density of 273.1 per square mile (105.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races and 0.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 13.5% of the population. Of the 38 households, 39.5% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.9 ...
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