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The Amana Corporation is an American brand of household appliances. It was founded in 1934 by George Foerstner as the Electrical Equipment Co. in Middle Amana, Iowa, to manufacture commercial walk-in coolers. The business was later owned by the Amana Society and became known as Amana Refrigeration, Inc. [2] It is now owned by the Whirlpool ...
Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,709. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Dodgeville. [2] When created, it was part of the Michigan Territory. Iowa County is part of the Madison, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Amana Colonies are seven villages on 26,000 acres (110 km 2) located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: Haupt-Amana), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead.
The County seat eventually moved to Dodgeville because of its central location in the 'new' Iowa County. [citation needed] Dodgeville's population grew rapidly, and it became a center for mining and later, dairy product manufacturing and shipping. Miners from England flooded the city, and British and Cornish architecture is still visible in the ...
High Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, 2 miles (3 km) west of Middle Amana and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of West Amana. It sits at the northern edge of the valley of the Iowa River . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the High Amana CDP has an area of 0.39 square miles (1.00 km 2 ), all land.
East Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of its neighbor village of Amana. It sits at the base of hills marking the northern edge of the Iowa River valley. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the East Amana CDP has an area of 0.71 square miles (1.85 km 2 ), all land.
West Amana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Iowa County, Iowa, United States, and is part of the "seven villages" of the Amana Colonies. As of the 2020 census , the population of West Amana was 140.
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