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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Iowa from 1834 to 1963. Capital punishment was abolished in Iowa in 1965. [1] 45 people were executed in Iowa from 1834-1963, all by hanging. [2] In 2020, a man from Iowa, Dustin Lee Honken, was federally executed at USP Terre Haute by lethal injection. [3]
Britt was platted in 1878. [5] It is believed to be named for a railroad engineer or brakeman. [6] Britt was incorporated as a city on June 23, 1881. Hobos have convened in Britt since 1900 for the National Hobo Convention, which celebrates the history of hobos and their way of life through contests, craft shows, communal eating, and a parade. [4]
The hanging of Patrick O'Connor happened on June 20, 1834, in Dubuque, Michigan Territory, to a man convicted in Iowa's first murder trial. He was an immigrant from Ireland to the United States. The hanging occurred after his attempted lynching on May 19, 1834. The case and others like it showed a need for formal laws in the territory.
The Armstrong House is an 1896 home in Britt, Iowa, United States. Commissioned by First National Bank president Lewis Larson and built by John Victoria, the historic house combines Colonial Revival and Queen Anne style architecture. The multistory home has two towers, a wraparound porch, hand-carved woodwork, and stained glass windows.
Chicago architect Charles Sumner Frost designed this station in the Romanesque Revival style. The baggage room is separated from the depot by a breezeway. Frost designed at least 15 stations for the CNW in Iowa and Nebraska and another 14 in the Chicago area. [2] The building represents the prosperity of the line during the Golden Age of Railroads.
Video taken on Dec. 7 showed a piece of metal hanging off the top of the railcar at U.S. Pipe's facility. At one point, a worker there even put up caution tape around the railcar because of the ...
It was designed by and served the Wabash Railroad as a combination passenger and freight station. The Queen Anne and Stick-Eastlake style station was a standard design used by the railroad. [2] The single-story, frame structure features a gabled roof and wide, overhanging eaves. It was an island station that sat in the midst of the tracks.
The depot was built in 1896 and served the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway as a combination passenger and freight station. The Romanesque Revival style was inspired by Henry Hobson Richardson's designs for small railroad stations. [2] It was the first railway depot in Wright County. [3]