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The Elkader Downtown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Elkader, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [ 1 ] The district cover's the city's central business district , mainly along Main Street, but also along the intersecting side streets as well.
John Thompson, James Crosby, and J.P. Dickinson formed a partnership to establish a town, a mill, and other business ventures along the Turkey River at a place known as Hastings Bottom. The new town was named Motor. They spent $50,000 constructing the mill and $40,000 on equipment and other buildings.
Elkader / ɛ l ˈ k eɪ d ər / [2] is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,209 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,465 in 2000. [3] It is the county seat of Clayton County. [4] It is the site of Iowa's lowest recorded minimum temperature, −44 °C (−47 °F) on February 3, 1996.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Elkader, Iowa) St. Mary's Catholic Church (Guttenberg, Iowa) St. Peters United Evangelical Lutheran Church; Schmidt House (Elkader, Iowa) St. Olaf Auditorium; Peter Stauer House; J.C. Stemmer House; Stone Barn (Guttenberg, Iowa)
Iowa 56 originally crossed the Turkey River in Elkader When the Iowa primary highway system was created in 1920, Primary Road No. 56 extended from West Union eastward to Guttenberg . It began in a different location in West Union than it does today, beginning at Primary Road No. 19 in the northeastern part of town.
The Turkey River is a 153-mile-long (246 km) [3] tributary of the upper Mississippi River. Its main branch rises in Howard County, Iowa, near the city of Cresco. The other counties it or its tributaries cover are Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Delaware, and Dubuque. Tributaries include the Little Turkey River and Crane Creek.
Turkey River is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. [1] The community of Turkey River borders the Mississippi River , and the Turkey River . [ 2 ] Turkey River also is situated on Iowa's border with Wisconsin .
This is a list of hospitals in Iowa (), sorted by hospital name.. Adair County Health System - Greenfield; Alegent Health Mercy Hospital - Council Bluffs; Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics - Audubon