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A frame building in Waukon was used as a courthouse from 1854 to 1861. [3] A more permanent courthouse and jail were completed in Waukon for $13,635 in 1861. [4] In 1867, the Iowa Supreme Court finally settled the debate when it ruled that Waukon was the county seat. [5] The building constructed in 1861 served as the county courthouse until 1940.
The Old Allamakee County Courthouse, also known as the Allamakee County Historical Museum, is a historic building located in Waukon, Iowa, United States.It was built in 1861 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1]
There is a deposit of limonite (Iron Ore) about 3 miles northeast of Waukon called Iron Mine Hill, holding an estimated 10 million tons of ore. This is the highest point in northeastern Iowa. the Waukon Iron Company began developing an open-pit mine and ore-washing plant on this site in 1899, with a capacity of 300 tons per 10-hour shift.
Soils of Allamakee County Soils of private land in Allamakee County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 659 square miles (1,710 km 2), of which 639 square miles (1,660 km 2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km 2) (3.0%) is water.
Great River Road north / CR X52 north – Harpers Ferry, Lansing: Northern end of Great River Road overlap; former Iowa 364 north: Jefferson Township: 27.250: 43.855: Iowa 9 west – Decorah: Southern end of IA 9 overlap: Waukon: 29.255: 47.081: Iowa 9 east (Allamakee Street) Northern end of IA 9 overlap: Union City Township: 48.911: 78.715: MN ...
The athletic teams of Waukon High School are known as the Indians. The name "Indians" is named in honor of Waukon Decorah, a chief of what is now known as the Ho-Chunk nation (formerly the Winnebago tribe). The Indians compete in the Northeast Iowa Conference Conference in the following sports: [3] Football 2-time Class 2A State Champions (2017 ...
Otto J. Hager House is a historic building located in Waukon, Iowa, United States.Built from 1907 to 1908, the Hager house is the only known Iowa commission for Chicago architect Robert Clossen Spencer, Jr. Spencer played a leading role in the development of the Prairie School movement in the Midwest. [2]
Makee Township covers an area of 35.69 square miles (92.4 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Waukon, which is the Allamakee County seat. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: County Care Facility, Lycurgus, Makee Township, Oakland and Round Prairie.