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The 18th-century French Consul in Egypt, De Pauw, blamed the abandonment of the embalming practices of the Ancient Egyptians and the unsuitability of modern burial practices for the Nile delta for the area becoming "a hotbed of the plague". [54] Some colonial commentary of this kind seemed informed by attitudes underpinning the ruling powers.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The district is located within the larger Rose Hill Addition, which was laid out by a group of Sioux City entrepreneurs in 1884. It includes many mansions built for the wealthy from about 1890 to 1910, most of which were later divided into apartments. [3] The Elzy G. Burkam House (1894) and adjacent garage are contributing properties. It also ...
The Sioux City Corn Palaces were large wooden buildings with corn cobs nailed to their walls. [3] The first Corn Palace was built in 1887, and was designed by architect W.E. Loft. The Corn Palace became larger and grander every year. The last Sioux City Corn Palace, built in 1891, sprawled across the city's downtown area.
The county seat of Woodbury County, Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City metropolitan area, which had 149,940 residents in 2020. Sioux City and the surrounding areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to collectively as Siouxland .
Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. In 1837, Joel C. Garretson built a cabin in the woods in what is now Henry County.
Iowa City, Iowa: 1840 Residence Now home to University Press at University of Iowa [3] Fort Atkinson: Fort Atkinson, Iowa: ca. 1840-1842 Military Fort Beers and St. John Company Coach Inn: near West Liberty, Iowa: 1842 Inn Iowa Old Capitol Building: Iowa City, Iowa: 1842 Government [4] James Brown House: Riverdale, Iowa: 1842 Residence Lee ...
Antiques on 18th is closing Sunday after 26 years of business, while the City and tre Ministries plan for redevelopment. Antiques on 18th closing Sunday as Sioux Falls plans for urban ...