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As we approach the 100th anniversary of the deadly explosion at the Douglas Starch Works in Cedar Rapids, we …
Four men roamed the Midwest in the late 1890s, thieving in Stanwood and Cedar Rapids, changing their names as often …
When we think of steamboats sailing on Iowa rivers, we automatically think of the Mississippi, the Des Moines, the Big …
For those who like round numbers, this fact is comforting: Iowa once had 100 counties. Actually, twice. But only briefly. …
The 125-year-old building at 313 Third Ave. SE was the favored gathering spot for Cedar Rapids artists and performers in …
Linn County Deputy Sheriff William Serbousek had no idea what he was getting into when he pulled over a car …
The new west-side fire station that opened in January 1909 was the first permanent building to be built and owned …
More than 100 years ago, the biggest show in Cedar Rapids was a baseball series between the city’s best Irish …
Jacob Hardacre was a quiet, unassuming and well-liked man who amassed a fortune as a farmer and whose name, over …
The people who lived near Brush Creek in northeast Iowa knew it was a beautiful area, with a cold-water stream …
Nina Gomer – who would grow up in Cedar Rapids and marry one of the most prominent black leaders of …
(Second of two parts. Read Part 1 here.) Charles Perkins lived about five years in the palatial house he built …
(First of two parts) The Perkins house has been in the news lately, beginning with The Gazette’s mid-January story by …
By 1930, William H. ‘Bill” Penfield had been a professional steeplejack for 20 years and had lived in and near …
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