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Wever was a station on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. [7]Although Wever is unincorporated, it has a post office, which opened on May 1, 1837.This post office has a complicated name history: it opened as 'Sand Ridge', changed to 'Green Bay' on September 17, 1849, to 'Jollyville' on January 28, 1859, and finally to Wever on October 17, 1870. [8]
Lee County, Iowa and the "Half Breed Tract" historic map detail from a 1905 Iowa Census Map According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 539 square miles (1,400 km 2 ), of which 518 square miles (1,340 km 2 ) is land and 21 square miles (54 km 2 ) (4.0%) is water. [ 8 ]
May 30, 1974 (Des Moines: Polk: Training site for black officers in World War I. 8: George M. Verity: George M. Verity (towboat): December 20, 1989 (Keokuk: Lee: One of three surviving steam-powered towboats in the United States, this ship pioneered on upper Mississippi in a certain way, leading to large private industry.
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Iowa Highway 16 (Iowa 16) is a state highway running from west to east in southeastern Iowa. The highway has a length of 65.18 miles (104.90 km). The western terminus of Iowa Highway 16 is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 34 (US 34) between Agency and Batavia. The eastern terminus is located at Wever at an intersection with US 61.
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The church set up by the settlers is the oldest Congregational church in Iowa. They were early known as champions of freedom. "Under the leadership of their pastor, Rev. Asa Turner, they joined with others in the election of Governor Grimes in 1854, which changed the political history of Iowa and gave birth to the Republican party in the nation."
The local Iowa DOT engineer only included the northern interchange in plans. [128] Updated plans a few months later added median U‑turn crossovers in lieu of a second interchange. [129] The current Iowa DOT five-year plan allocates approximately $100 million for completion of the four-lane project through 2025. [130] [needs update]