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Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. [3] It borders the Mississippi River.The population was 24,469 as of 2020. [4]Clinton, along with DeWitt (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the sixth governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton.
According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, the new dam and locks will reduce passage time to under one hour with the new system. [citation needed] Due to queuing at Lock and Dam Number 52 and Lock and Dam Number 53, it can take cargo traffic 15 to 20 hours each to transit the locks the Olmsted complex is intended to replace. [6]
The Clinton, Iowa Riverfront, (also known as The Dike by Clintonians) is an area by the Mississippi River in Clinton, Iowa, United States, The riverfront is home to one of Clinton's main attractions the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre. There is a band shell with tennis courts, a child-friendly park, restaurants, an aquatic center, and skate park.
The Pioneer Hotel in Lake Park, 1902. Lake Park had its start in the year 1882 by the building of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway through that territory. [3] Lake Park was incorporated in 1892. [4] On January 1, 1931, the new State Theatre was officially opened. [5] In 1942, a tornado swept through the area, destroying many ...
Clinton County was formed on December 21, 1837. It was named for DeWitt Clinton, [3] a Governor of New York and most ardent advocate for the construction of the Erie Canal. The cities of DeWitt and Clinton were also named after him. In 1835, Elijah Buell built a log cabin for himself and his family and was thus the first settler of the region.
The movable portion of the dam is 1,066 feet (324.9 m) long and consists of ten tainter gates and three roller gates. The non-movable portion of the dam continues toward the Iowa shore with a 200 feet (61.0 m) storage yard, a 728 feet (221.9 m) non-submersible dike, a 1,650 feet (502.9 m) submersible dike, and a 1,315 feet (400.8 m) non ...
Nikki Marie Loffredo died on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, from injuries sustained in a July 27, 2024, shooting in Des Moines.
With an area encompassing over 6,000 acres (24 km 2), the facility is one of Iowa's largest public outdoor recreation areas. A relatively new recreational area, Brushy Creek did not have an easy beginning. In 1967, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources published a controversial proposal to flood Brushy Creek's forested canyon.