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Cato Sells (1859–1948) The Commissioner at the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1913 to 1921 was born in Vinton. [27] Buren R. Sherman (1836–1904) who would later become the 12th governor of Iowa, was a resident of Vinton from 1863 to 1866, during which he served as county judge for Benton County. His gravesite is in Vinton, in Evergreen ...
The Central Vinton Residential Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Vinton, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [ 1 ]
The Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House, also known as Ray Towers, is a historic residence located in Vinton, Iowa, United States.Ray was a local businessman who was associated with the Iowa Canning Company, the largest corporation in Benton County and a major employer in the region. [2]
The Des Moines Register, literally born in a log cabin, became Iowa's leading newspaper. See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history.
The Iowa Canning Company Seed House Building is a historic industrial building located in Vinton, Iowa, United States. The earliest available Sanborn map shows the building in 1885, and lists it as S.H. Watson Canning Company. It was known as the first corn canning operation west of the Mississippi River in the 1890s. [2]
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Station-Vinton, also known as Rock Island Depot and the Vinton Depot, is a historic building located in Vinton, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1900, this depot replaced a previous depot of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway (BCR&N) located on the east side of town. [ 2 ]
The Benton County Courthouse, located in Vinton, Iowa, United States, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] The courthouse is the fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
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