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Daily NewslettersMarshall Perkins opened Marshall’s Restaurant in 1886. The restaurant, made famous by its oysters, was the first Black-owned restaurant in …
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Marshall Perkins opened Marshall’s Restaurant in 1886. The restaurant, made famous by its oysters, was the first Black-owned restaurant in …
CEDAR RAPIDS – Hidden in plain sight at 813 First Ave. SE are world-class collections of books, artifacts and art. …
The Bucknell family moved from Spencer to Cedar Rapids in 1927 when the father, Richard E. Bucknell, became manager of …
During the Great Depression, the Civil Works Administration – a New Deal program – surveyed the nation’s forest and wasteland. …
Shoeless Joe Jackson’s nickname came from his time playing baseball for Greenville in the Carolina Association. He had a sore …
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Any greatest hits playlist celebrating notable musicians and moments in Linn County music history is likely to invite criticism, debate …
In 1952, prominent Cedar Rapids businessman Cecil Reed drove to Denver with his wife, Evelyn, and their four children, ranging …
Gladys Arne and her friend Emma Raphael, both in their early 20s, set out from a Davenport dock to begin …
A version of the well-known Iwo Jima flag-raising sculpture – officially known as the Marine Corps War Memorial – stands …
The first Black police officer in Cedar Rapids grew up in Canada. Obediah ‘Obe” Claire was born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., …
4-H might be the most traditional, yet forward-thinking, organization in Linn County. For nearly 100 years, the organization has been …
Before Black Lives Matter, there was the summer of 1963 and the huge March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. …
A small community called Hiawatha Junction formed outside the Cedar Rapids city limits in the 1940s. A mile north of …
