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Shelby started in the late 1860s, following the construction of the railroad through the territory. [4] Shelby was platted in 1870 by Benjamin F. Allen and Thusie Allen and was incorporated in 1877. [5] The Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Stone Arch Viaduct, north-east of Shelby, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shelby County was established on January 15, 1851. It was named after General Isaac Shelby, a hero in the American Revolutionary War and the first Governor of Kentucky. Early settling in Shelby County began in 1848 in Galland's Grove. [3] On February 4, 1855, Shelbyville was designated the county seat. In April 1859, the seat was moved to Harlan.
Location of Shelby County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
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The Carstens Farmstead is a collection of historic buildings located south of Shelby, Iowa, United States.Johan Carstens was a German immigrant who spent eight years living and working in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Davenport, Iowa before settling in Pottawattamie County in 1871, where he established this farm.
The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on December 28, 1846, [3] by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County , was created. [ 4 ]
Devastating tornadoes tore across parts of eastern Nebraska and northeast Texas Friday as a multi-day severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States, injuring at least three people.
A-H-S-T-W Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Avoca, Iowa. [2] The district, with about 250 square miles (650 km 2) of area, [3] serves sections of Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. It serves Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, Walnut, and much of Tennant. [4]