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Decorah is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of the Minnesota-Iowa border. It is the northernmost major community located along U.S. Route 52 in Iowa . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.04 square miles (18.23 km 2 ), of which 7.01 square miles (18.16 km 2 ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0. ...
North Winneshiek Community School District was in the county, [17] until it merged with Decorah CSD on July 1, 2018. [18] The Decorah district and the Mabel-Canton Public Schools in Minnesota have an agreement where people who live in the Decorah district but closer to the Mabel-Canton schools than to Decorah schools can enroll in Mabel-Canton ...
The Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Combination Depot is a historic building located in Decorah, Iowa, United States.After the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, later the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, choose a different route for their north–south mainline, community leaders convinced them to build a spur to Decorah.
Ste. Genevieve (named after Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris) Ste. Genevieve County (named after Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris) Terre du Lac; Theabeau; Valles Mines (named after François Vallé, a French-Canadian who established lead mines there in the 18th century) Versailles (named after the Palace of Versailles) Vichy (named ...
Postville is a village in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa.It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, with airport facilities in the neighboring communities of Waukon, Decorah, Monona and Prairie du Chien.
Spillville is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 385 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It is located in Calmar Township , approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Calmar and about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Decorah , the county seat.
A school was established just west of Paris in 1850. [2] The Upper Paris Bridge, which brings Sutton Road over the Wapsipinicon River, was built as a wagon bridge in 1879. It survives and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Paris is named after the capital in France. The Iowa Exposition of 1889 was held in Paris. [3]
Decorah High School is a public high school located in Decorah, Iowa. The school colors are red and royal blue, and the mascot is the Vikings. It is a part of the Decorah Community School District. In addition to Decorah, [2] the census-designated place of Burr Oak is in the district boundary, and therefore the high school's attendance area. [3]