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Algona was founded in 1854 and was named after the Algonquian word for "Algonquin waters". [4] Between 1869 and 1875 the community was the location of Algona College, an institution sponsored by the Methodist Church. In 1894, Algona, along with other Iowa communities such as Dysart and Wesley, became part of the project known as the "Orphan ...
G.A.R. Memorial Hall, also known as the Algona Schoolhouse, is a historic building located in Algona, Iowa, United States. It was built as the city's first schoolhouse in 1867, and moved to this location in 1887. [2] The two-story frame Italianate structure features a gable roof, bracketed eaves, and wood lap siding.
Algona Junior and Senior High School Building and High School Building Annex are historic buildings located in Algona, Iowa, United States.It opened as Algona High School in 1931, and it served that purpose until 1970 when a new high school building opened on the south side of town.
Algona High School is a rural public high school located in the Algona Community School District in Algona, Iowa, United States. The Algona district includes Algona, Burt, Corwith, Lu Verne, Titonka, Wesley, and Whittemore. [2] The school is known for running its own public television channel (channel 4 TV) and having its own scholarship ...
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Download QR code; Print/export ... move to sidebar hide. Algona may refer to: Algona, Iowa, a city in Kossuth County, Iowa; Algona, Washington, a city ...
The William C. and Hertha Dau House is a historic residence located in Algona, Iowa, United States. The Dau's attended the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and were impressed with the "Model Homes of Tomorrow" exhibition. William Dau drew sketches of what he wanted in a house when he returned home.
Elizabeth Bunnell Read died in Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 22, 1909, [12] and is interred in Riverview Cemetery in Algona, Iowa. [13] A note in the May 26, 1909 edition of the Upper Des Moines Republican stated:— [13] "She was an ardent advocate of the ballot for woman at a time when the notion was much more unpopular than it is now.