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The Thomas Johnson Polygonal Barn was a historic building located near Wellman in rural Washington County, Iowa, United States. The 16-sided building measured 40 feet (12 m) in diameter. [ 2 ] The structure was covered in red vertical siding and it was topped by a sectional conical roof, with windows on the south side and an aerator.
Iowa regions map for use on Wikivoyage, SVG file: Date: 17 May 2009: Source: Own work based on the map of Iowa counties & other PD maps from the Perry Castañeda collection: Author: Peter Fitzgerald: Other versions: PNG files: English
Wellman is named for Joseph Edward Wellman, who in July, 1879, provided 40 acres (160,000 m 2) of his farmland for railroad construction including lots for development near the depot. Mr. Wellman was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky on 12 May 1824, acquired his farm in 1859, and died in Wellman on 14 January 1901. [4]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF ... Iowa, a city in Washington County, Iowa, near Iowa City; Wellman, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Warren ...
A narrow-gauge railway was completed within 4 miles (6.4 km) of Motor in 1874. A station house was built, a station agent was hired, and track was scheduled to be laid in 1875, but a flood wiped out the ties and the railroad never made it to Motor. Chinch bugs wiped out the local wheat crop and local farmers moved on to other crops.
The 10 acres’ proximity to Buckwalter would give the future residents easy access to the many amenities of Buckwalter Place, something the county says makes the location very appealing for a ...
Iowa Highway 22 (Iowa 22) is a 98-mile (158 km) west–east state highway that traverses primarily rural areas in east-central Iowa. The highway begins near Thornburg at an intersection with Iowa Highway 21 and ends in southwestern Davenport , at U.S. Highway 61 Business .
The Maquoketa Company moved to Clinton, Iowa. Clinton Machine Company manufactured small gasoline engines, and by 1956 they were the tenth largest employer in Iowa. They changed their name to Clinton Engines Corporation in 1958. It was at this time that farmers began working in the factory and farmed around their shift work. [3]