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The Allamakee County Court House in Waukon, Iowa, United States was built in 1940. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as a part of the PWA-Era County Courthouses of IA Multiple Properties Submission. [1] The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
The Old Allamakee County Courthouse, also known as the Allamakee County Historical Museum, is a historic building located in Waukon, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1861 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [ 1 ]
Allamakee County was formed on February 20, 1847. The derivation of the name is debated, some believing it was the name of an Indian chief, others think it was named for Allen Magee, an early historic trader. [3] The first Allamakee County Courthouse in Waukon, built in 1861
The Old Allamakee County Courthouse, located on 2nd Street in Lansing, is a short-lived former county courthouse of Allamakee County, Iowa. The courthouse was completed in 1861 amid a fight between Lansing and Waukon over which community deserved to be the county seat. Lansing had lost a vote on the county seat to Waukon in 1859, but they won ...
The first white settler arrived in 1849, and the town was founded and the Waukon Post Office opened in 1853. [6] A courthouse was completed in 1861, and the county seat was moved to Waukon in 1867 after 8 elections attempting to decide the location of the county seat. [7] The town was incorporated in 1883.
Transportation buildings and structures in Allamakee County, Iowa (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Allamakee County, Iowa" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Location of Allamakee County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Allamakee County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
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