Quonset huts, used as temporary housing by the military during World War II, became student housing on college campuses after …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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