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  2. Buxton Historic Townsite - Wikipedia

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    August 9, 1983. The Buxton Historic Townsite is a historical site located east of Lovilia, Iowa, United States in rural Monroe County. The unincorporated community was founded in 1895, developed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway as a coal mining company town to supply the railroad. It was a racially integrated community, in 1905 ...

  3. Ottumwa, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    ottumwa.us. Ottumwa (/ əˈtʌmwə / ə-TUM-wə) is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. [7] The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. [8] Located in the state's southeastern section, the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River.

  4. One-room school - Wikipedia

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    One-room school in Granite, Colorado in 1954. The Harvey One-Room School in Bucyrus Township, Ohio, built in 1876. Vandalia, Indiana, Owen County, Lafayette Township District #2 Schoolhouse was completed around 1868 and closed in 1951. It is preserved and maintained by the Vandalia Community Preservation Association.

  5. 185 years & counting: Retiree’s new book reveals Iowa City’s ...

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    The sweet smile of an elderly Kathryn Bartosky mixing donuts in her kitchen greets you on page 131 of Tom Schulein’s just-released book covering 185 years of Iowa City history.

  6. Stephen Blumberg - Wikipedia

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    Stephen Carrie Blumberg (born 1948 [1] in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.After being arrested for stealing more than 23,600 books worth US$5.3 million in 1990 (equivalent to about $12M in 2023), he became known as the Book Bandit and was recognized as the most successful book thief in the history of the United States.

  7. Iowa schools may finally get help from the state with the new ...

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    Parents and community members have filed 100 challenges to books in Iowa schools between August 2020 and May 2023, according to a statewide records request. Here are images of some of the 60 books ...

  8. Cedar Rapids Community School District - Wikipedia

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    Website. crschools.us. The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) is a public school district located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It has the second largest enrollment in the state of Iowa. [2] The district has 21 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative high school. [1] The district is in Linn County.

  9. 'I did not write it to titillate a reader': Authors of books ...

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    November 29, 2023 at 7:01 AM. Part of an occasional series. Authors of books that are banned in Iowa schools for having descriptions of sex acts say labeling their works as pornography diminishes ...