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John Thompson, James Crosby, and J.P. Dickinson formed a partnership to establish a town, a mill, and other business ventures along the Turkey River at a place known as Hastings Bottom. The new town was named Motor. They spent $50,000 constructing the mill and $40,000 on equipment and other buildings.
The Elkader Downtown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Elkader, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [ 1 ] The district cover's the city's central business district , mainly along Main Street, but also along the intersecting side streets as well.
The Carter House Museum in Elkader, Iowa, is a seasonal museum open on Saturdays and Sundays from June through August. It is also known as the W. C. Reimer House , and is a Greek Revival building built in 1855 as a two family dwelling by brothers Elbert (E.V.) and Henry (H. B.) Carter.
Artifacts from rural Iowa history (1890 - 1950) [34] George M. Verity River Museum: Keokuk: Lee: East: Maritime: Riverboat museum of Upper Mississippi River history German American Heritage Center: Davenport: Scott: East: Ethnic: History of German-Americans in the Midwest region Gilbertson Conservation Education Area: Elgin: Fayette: East: Multiple
Elkader / ɛ l ˈ k eɪ d ər / [2] is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,209 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,465 in 2000. [3] It is the county seat of Clayton County. [4] It is the site of Iowa's lowest recorded minimum temperature, −44 °C (−47 °F) on February 3, 1996.
The Turkey River is a 153-mile-long (246 km) [3] tributary of the upper Mississippi River. Its main branch rises in Howard County, Iowa, near the city of Cresco. The other counties it or its tributaries cover are Chickasaw, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Delaware, and Dubuque. Tributaries include the Little Turkey River and Crane Creek.
The Elkader Keystone Bridge is a historic structure located in Elkader, Iowa, United States. The old iron truss bridge that crossed the Turkey River at this location was declared unsafe in 1888. The Clayton County Board of Supervisors decided to construct a bridge of native limestone as way of saving money and providing a reliable crossing.
Timothy Davis was a businessman, attorney and town speculator, who along with John Thompson and Chester Sage laid out the town of Elkader in the mid-1840s. [2] They built a saw- and gristmill here before Davis moved back to Dubuque. He returned to Elkader a couple years later and built this home, where he spent his remaining years.