Iowa’s first territorial Thanksgiving is generally believed to have been proclaimed by Gov. Robert Lucas, who served from 1838 to …
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The story behind the Belmont Hill mansion in northwest Cedar Rapids goes back to 1882, when Philip Andrew Wolff bought …
The Riverside Roundhouse, a popular open-air market and community center in Czech Village, opened in 1963, bringing crowds of people …
Breakfast time around the world changed dramatically after an Iowa native, Charles Perkins Strite, invented the pop-up toaster. An early …
In 1880, the largest showbiz industry in the world, the American circus, left quite an impression on Cedar Rapids – …
One of the more popular ghost stories in Linn County concerns Hazel McGrew. The story goes that Hazel’s ghost appeared …
Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 21, 1995, three presidents – U.S. President Bill Clinton, Czech President Vaclav Havel and Slovak …
Quonset huts, used as temporary housing by the military during World War II, became student housing on college campuses after …
The south side of the roof on the old church at 1510 Second St. SW is missing following the Aug. …
Fifty years ago, Coe College students called a general strike on May 5, 1970, to protest the U.S. military presence …
An exploration of Eastern Iowa’s role in the Underground Railroad before the Civil War reveals a complex narrative that still …
Thomas Brundige Powell Jr. embarked on a lifelong career as a newspaper publisher in 1939 but not before he spent …
When The Gazette published its first newspaper in 1883, its office was at 309 First Ave. SE. Two years later, …
After 95 years, The Gazette has moved from its building at corner of Third Avenue and Fifth Street to a …
Marshall 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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