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A newspaper story that called Albia the ugliest town in Iowa was the catalyst that First Iowa State Bank Board Chairman Robert T. Bates needed to organize in 1965 what became "Operation Facelift." Bates was a renowned interior designer who had worked in Hollywood before returning to Albia in the 1950s. [3]
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Albia was incorporated as a town in 1856. [6] The town was named after Albia, New York, the former home of an early settler. [7] On Feb. 14, 1893, there was a coal mine explosion in the Chicago and Iowa mine, about 2.5 miles west of Albia. This room and pillar mine had opened around 1877.
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Monroe County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Iowa. In the early 20th century, it was a center of bituminous coal mining and in 1910 had a population of more than 25,000. As mining declined, people moved elsewhere for work. In the 2020 census, the population was 7,577. [1] The county seat is Albia. [2]
These are the locations in Iowa that had the most snowfall as of 11 a.m. Monday, according to the Iowa State University Mesonet. 3 miles northeast of Paton: 2 inches reported at 8:13 a.m.
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and No. 5 Iowa State pulled away from Colorado 99-71 on Wednesday to claim fifth place at the Maui Invitational. Curtis ...
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