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January 11, 1991. Sharon Cemetery Historic District is located in rural Harrison Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States near the town of Farmington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] At the time of its nomination the historic district included four contributing buildings, one contributing site, eight ...
Farmington was laid out in 1839. [5] It was named after Farmington, Connecticut. [6] The town was incorporated on January 11, 1841. [7]Farmington has suffered from several major floods of the Des Moines River, most notably in 1993, when a "500-year-flood" caused major damage to the buildings near the river, including a one-block area bordered by Walnut, Second, and Third Streets.
58.9/sq mi (22.7/km 2) FIPS code. 19-91317 [ 2] GNIS feature ID. 467824. Farmington Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,137.
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NRHP reference No. 78001266 [1] Added to NRHP. September 12, 2002. The Burg Wagon Works Building is a historic building located in Farmington, Iowa, United States. A native of Bavaria, Lewis Burg settled in Burlington, Iowa 1853 where he joined his brother John's wagon works. He moved to Farmington and set up his own shop in 1865.
Voltaire Paine Twombly (February 21, 1842 – February 24, 1918) was a Union veteran of the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Fort Donelson on February 15, 1862, when he picked up and carried his regiment's national colors after three other members of his regiment were killed or incapacitated by ...
83002418 [1] Added to NRHP. January 19, 1983. The Davenport Crematorium is located in Fairmount Cemetery in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was the first crematorium established in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest in the United States. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Floyd H. Millen (17 May 1919 – 18 May 1998) was an American politician. Millen was born on 17 May 1919 in Watertown, South Dakota. He raised three sons with his wife Betty Coffin, whom he married in 1942. They lived in Farmington, Iowa, and from 1970, in West Des Moines.