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The location of present-day Cedar Rapids was in the territory of the Meskwaki and Sauk peoples at the time of European American settlement.. The first settler on the site of the future city was Osgood Shepherd, who built a log cabin (which he called a tavern) in 1837 or 1838 next to the Cedar River (then known as the Red Cedar) at what is now the corner of First Avenue and First Street Northeast.
Iowa State Highway Commission, District 6 Building: January 17, 2017 : 430 16th Ave., SW. Cedar Rapids: 58: Iowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and Warehouse: Iowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and Warehouse
The Iowa State Fair was held in a different community every two years after it was first established. The first fair was held in Fairfield in 1854. The other towns that hosted the fair included Muscatine, Oskaloosa, Iowa City, Dubuque, Burlington, Clinton, Keokuk and Cedar Rapids. [2] The state fair moved to Des Moines permanently in 1878.
The B Avenue NE Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 210 resources, which included 167 contributing buildings , and 43 non-contributing buildings. [ 2 ]
Sullivan's initial design was completed in the summer of 1909 but was rejected by the bank as being too expensive. The following year his Cedar Rapids clients, spearheaded by the bank Vice-President Fred Shaver (whom local Cedar Rapids tradition has Sullivan designing a remodeling of his residence), continued their negotiations with him and an agreement was reached.
The U.S. State of Iowa currently has 31 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, nine metropolitan statistical areas, and 15 micropolitan statistical areas in Iowa. [1]
Cedar Rapids was platted on the east bank of the Cedar River as Rapids City in 1841, and it was incorporated in 1849. Kingston was established on the west bank of the river in 1852, and it was annexed by Cedar Rapids in 1870. The streets were laid out parallel and perpendicular to the river, which flowed from the northwest to the southeast.
Iowa Highway 100 (Iowa 100) is a state highway located in Linn County, Iowa.The route is located primarily in Cedar Rapids and Marion and is known locally as Collins Road.It begins at US 30 / US 218 in western Cedar Rapids and ends at U.S. Highway 151 / Iowa Highway 13 (US 151 / Iowa 13) in Marion.