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The town of Hampton was laid out by H. P. Allen, who was the county surveyor, in June 1856. The original plat was eight blocks by eight blocks in the shape of an "L". Near the center of the "L" was the two-block, or double, square. While many county seats in Iowa have a courthouse square, the double square is a rarity. [2]
The Iowa legislature had passed a law in 1884 that allowed counties to levy a tax to support building G.A.R. memorials. Captain Rufus S. Benson, a local state representative, had the law amended in 1886 so that it allowed for the construction of a memorial hall, as the local G.A.R. chapter wanted it to be a place where they could meet.
Hampton's longitude and latitude coordinates, in decimal form are 42.743164, -93.207872. [ 4 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.43 square miles (11.47 km 2 ), all land.
The H.E. Boehmler House is a historic dwelling located in Hampton, Iowa, United States.Boehmler was a pharmacist, and his wife conducted art classes in their home. This house was built in 1915, and designed in the Prairie School style by J.H. Jeffers and Einar Broaten.
They were able to buy options for 254 acres (103 ha) in 1933. The City of Hampton and several civic organizations bought the property the following year and presented it to the State of Iowa. The city requested that the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) develop a 258.68-acre (104.68 ha) park. The CCC worked from 1934 to 1938 developing the park.
A record-breaking great dane named Kevin, who could stretch to 7ft on his hind legs but was terrified of vacuum cleaners, has died, his owners have said.. Owners Tracy and Roger Wolfe, from Iowa ...
Standing Hampton is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982, [2] by Geffen. This is his first album after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen . It was his first album to achieve RIAA certification , eventually going platinum, [ 3 ] and five of its singles charted in either the mainstream rock ...
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