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Aurelia was founded in 1873 as a stop along the Illinois Central Railroad branch connecting Sioux City, Iowa, to Chicago, Illinois. This was the only railroad connecting the two Midwestern hubs and so gave birth to many railroad towns. Aurelia was named for the youngest daughter of the owner of the railroad, John Insley Blair, who died in 1866. [3]
The Aurelia Star was the local weekly newspaper of Aurelia and Alta in Iowa. It was first published in March 1881 as the Aurelia Sentinel and had changed ownership at least 11 times in its history. It ceased on Feb. 1, 2025.
Aurelia High School was the senior high school of Aurelia Community School. It is located in Aurelia, Iowa , a town in Cherokee County, Iowa , United States. Following the 2011-12 school year, Aurelia was one of the smallest schools in the state, with a 9-12 enrollment of around 90 students.
However this agreement ended in 1996, and the Iowa Association of School Boards stated that the previous arrangement and its outcome resulted in "some community members [being] offended". [2] In 2010, Alta and Aurelia resumed sharing athletic teams. [3] A new grade-sharing arrangement with Aurelia began in 2011. [2]
The Northern Sugar Company plant in Mason City opened in November 1917 a few months after the U.S. entry into World War I. Its first sack of sugar was sold by auction to benefit the Red Cross.
Iowa has long been recognized as innovative with respect to the blind, seeing the need to enable the blind to compete on a footing of equality. Iowa History Month: How Kenneth Jernigan transformed ...
Location of Cherokee County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
Anna came to Fayette County, Iowa, with her family in 1854 at the age of 12. Life would have been difficult in the early years of the farm, and Anna, being the oldest child, her duties would have ...