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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.
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.
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Clayton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,043. [1] Its county seat is Elkader. [2] The county was established in 1837 and was named in honor of John M. Clayton, [3] United States Senator from Delaware and later Secretary of State under President Zachary Taylor.
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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.
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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.