Preparation is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Monona County
Monona County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 8,751. The county seat is Onawa, Iowa, Onawa.
History
The area around present-day Onawa ...
, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
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 ...
.
Geography
Preparation was located in
Spring Valley Township.
History
Preparation was the first settlement in Spring Valley Township.
Preparation was founded in 1853 by a schismatic
Latter Day Saint
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded b ...
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.
In 1890, Preparation was home to "a store, post-office and smithy. According to the State census of 1885, the town at that time had a total population
of 588, all of American birth with the exception of some ninety-seven, who are nearly all Scandinavians."
The site of Preparation is now a part of
Preparation Canyon State Park.
See also
*
Ticonic, Iowa
Ticonic is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Monona County, Iowa, United States. Ticonic is located along County Highway E16, west of Mapleton.
History
Ticonic's population was 105 in 1902, and 115 in 1925.
Education
The communit ...
References
Geography of Monona County, Iowa
Ghost towns in Iowa
Populated places established in 1853
1853 establishments in Iowa
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