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The name Pateros is most likely derived from the duck-raising industry. The Tagalog word (of Spanish origin) for "duck" is pato and pateros, "duck-raisers".The early 19th-century U.S. diplomat Edmund Roberts used Duck-town, another name for Pateros, stating that he "never before saw so many ducks together" in one place. [6]
The Pateros City Council accepted an offer to relocate the town, and the PUD spent about US$1,000,000 on moving or demolishing buildings and improving the town's infrastructure. [8] Wells Dam went into operation in 1967. [7] Despite relocation of the city, the population dropped by almost a third from 1960 to 1970. [9]
Coralville is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coralville incorporated as a city in 1873. The city's name comes from the fossils that are found in the limestone along the Iowa River. 26 North Liberty: 20,479 Johnson: The North Liberty area was first settled in 1838 by John Gaylor and Alonzo C. Dennison.
Alta Lake State Park is a public recreation area located two miles (3.2 km) southwest of Pateros, Washington, at the northern end of 220-acre (89 ha) Alta Lake, [6] in the mountainous northwest interior of the state.
The town of Canton, 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Sioux Falls, has received 18 inches (45.72 centimeters) of rain. Several highways were closed, including a key stretch of Interstate 29 ...
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,565. [1] The county seat is Washington. [2] Washington County is included in the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. [3]
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SR 153, part of the Cascade Loop, [3] begins at an intersection with US 97 south of the confluence of the Methow River into the Columbia River in Pateros. The highway dips south before leaving Pateros into farmland and serving Alta Lake State Park to the south near the Chelan National Forest.