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  2. Snake Alley (Burlington, Iowa) - Wikipedia

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    The street is the site of an annual uphill bike race, the Snake Alley Criterium. There is also an art fair, the Snake Alley Art Fair, sponsored by the Art Center of Burlington. [ 2 ] There is also the annual Snake Alley Festival of Film where filmmakers from around the world gather to compete in the various categories for the awards.

  3. Draw (terrain) - Wikipedia

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    Example on a topographical map, and how it would look in the real world. Typical draw, Little Carpathians. A draw, sometimes known as a re-entrant in orienteering, is a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them. The area of low ground itself is the draw, and it is defined by the spurs surrounding it.

  4. Snake Alley Historic District - Wikipedia

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    It is centered on Snake Alley, a 275-foot (84 m) brick roadway built in 1894 that rises 58.3 feet (18 m) from Washington Street to Columbia Street. [2] The alley receives its name from the five half curves and two quarter curves that climb the hill. Cobblestone Alley is the eastern boundary of the district.

  5. Burlington, Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. [2] The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. [3] Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes West Burlington and Middletown, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois.

  6. West Jefferson Street Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The West Jefferson Street Historic District is five commercial blocks on the west side of downtown Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. In 2015 the area was included in the Downtown Commercial Historic District. West Jefferson Street was the main thoroughfare in the late 19th ...

  7. Category:Streets in Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Streets in Iowa" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. S. Snake Alley (Burlington, Iowa)

  8. Downtown Commercial Historic District (Burlington, Iowa)

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    The second period (1895-1929) was an era of maturity and the development of modern commercial buildings. This is the time period when Burlington's "tall" downtown buildings were built. The third period (1930-1967) saw competition from suburban development, especially in West Burlington. There were efforts to retain old businesses and attract ...

  9. Driftless Area - Wikipedia

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    Autumn in the Driftless Area of Cross Plains, Wisconsin. The Driftless Area, also known as Bluff Country and the Paleozoic Plateau, is a topographic and cultural region in the Midwestern United States [1] that comprises southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and the extreme northwestern corner of Illinois.