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Hurstville was an industrial complex and a company town. It was a major lime supplier in the state of Iowa for masonry building and bridge construction in the Midwest. [2] Alfred Hurst built the first kiln in 1871, and the other three followed soon after. The whole operation grew to include 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) and 50 employees. [3]
Alton Castle was founded in stone by Bertram III de Verdun and built on a rocky precipice overlooking the River Churnet in the 12th century, [3] however the site had been fortified in wood since Saxon times. [4] The castle is also referred to in historical documents as Alton, Alverton or Aulton.
Alton houses the district's middle school while elementary and high schools are in Orange City. Spalding Catholic School , which serves elementary grades, is located in a single campus in Alton. It was previously a K-8 school and had multiple campuses, with middle school in Granville , but the Granville campus closed in 2017, and middle school ...
Alton, Staffordshire, England Alton Castle, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre; Alton Towers, theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion; Alton, Wiltshire, England, a civil parish; Alton, a hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire; Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England; Alton Water, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk
The Wilton Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Wilton, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 47 resources, which included 32 contributing buildings , one contributing structure and 14 non ...
A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites & More (Arcadia, 2018) Moe, Edward O., and Carl Cleveland Taylor. Culture of a contemporary rural community: Irwin, Iowa (US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1942) online history and status in 1940 of Irwin, Iowa, a small town in Shelby County.
The Castle Terrace Historic District is located in Clinton, Iowa, United States. The area was platted in 1892 and developed about 1926 by the Curtis Service Bureau of the Curtis Company. The area was platted in 1892 and developed about 1926 by the Curtis Service Bureau of the Curtis Company.
Altoona is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States, and part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. The population was 19,565 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It is home to the Adventureland amusement park and Prairie Meadows horse racing track and casino .