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The Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, also known at the Annie Wittenmyer Home or the Annie Wittenmyer Center, located in Davenport, Iowa, United States is a former orphanage for children. It is listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places .
Location of Cherokee County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
Hundreds of Iowa children were left homeless by the Civil War. On November 16, 1865, the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home (renamed the Annie Wittenmyer Home in 1949) was opened. [15] The first 150 children arrived from Keokuk, Iowa. Starting in 1876, children from broken homes as well as orphans from all of Iowa's 99 counties were taken in at the home.
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Iowa, arranged in alphabetical order. This list contains a number of historical communities which no longer exist, and also includes a number of disincorporated cities.
Location of Jackson County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Apr. 2—BEAR CREEK — Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski and Sen. Dave Argall on Tuesday announced grant funding in the amount of $489,536 for the Route 115 Safety Project. "It is always a pleasure ...
Troy Mills, Iowa: Italianate architecture [12] I.O.O.F. Valley Junction Lodge Hall No. 604 2017 NRHP CP ... Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged: 1898:
Iowa townships may provide fire protection, emergency medical services, cemeteries, community centers, playgrounds, and, upon voter approval, public halls. Although Iowa townships may levy taxes, the county board of supervisors issues anticipatory bonds on behalf of the township and the compensation of township trustees (other than fees) is ...