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  2. Missouri Valley, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Missouri Valley was formally laid out in 1867 when the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to that point. [10] [8] Missouri Valley was a true railroad town in the late 1800s. The Sioux City and Pacific's headquarters was there and with it came the associated repair and machine shops, blacksmith, round house, etc. By 1896 population ...

  3. Loess Hills - Wikipedia

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    The Loess Hills region in Missouri. Today, the hills stretch from the Blood Run Site in South Dakota in the north to Mound City, Missouri in the south. Loess topography can be found at various points in extreme eastern portions of Nebraska and Kansas along the Missouri River valley, particularly near the Nebraska cities of Brownville, Rulo, Plattsmouth, Fort Calhoun, and Ponca, and the Iowa ...

  4. Missouri River Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Missouri River Valley outlines the journey of the Missouri River from its headwaters where the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers flow together in Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi River in the State of Missouri. At 2,300 miles (3,700 km) long the valley drains one-sixth of the United States, [1] and is the longest river ...

  5. Interstate 29 in Iowa - Wikipedia

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    In the US state of Iowa, Interstate 29 (I-29) is a north–south Interstate Highway which closely parallels the Missouri River. I-29 enters Iowa from Missouri near Hamburg and heads to the north-northwest through the Omaha–Council Bluffs and the Sioux City areas. It exits the state by crossing the Big Sioux River into South Dakota.

  6. Native American tribes in Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Several Native American tribes hold or have held territory within the lands that are now the state of Iowa. [1][2][3] Iowa, defined by the Missouri River and Big Sioux River on the west and Mississippi River on the east, marks a shift from the Central Plains and the Eastern Woodlands. It fits within the Prairie cultural region; however, this ...

  7. Aquila, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Website. blackhillsenergy.com. Aquila, Inc. was an electricity and natural gas distribution network headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States. The company also owned and operated power generation assets. It previously operated under the name UtiliCorp United, Inc. The company at one time ranked #33 on the Fortune 500 list.

  8. Sioux City and Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Blair Bridge opened in late 1883, replacing the car ferry across the Missouri River. In 1884, the Chicago and North Western acquired control of the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River and the connecting Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad, which had jointly purchased the Sioux City and Pacific in 1880. Operations remained separate until August ...

  9. Western Area Power Administration - Wikipedia

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    Western Area Power Administration, as one of four power marketing administrations in the U.S. Department of Energy, is responsible for marketing and delivering wholesale federal hydropower to customers in 15 central and western states. As one of the four power marketing administrations within the U.S. Department of Energy, the Western Area ...