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The town of Hampton was laid out by H. P. Allen, who was the county surveyor, in June 1856. The original plat was eight blocks by eight blocks in the shape of an "L". Near the center of the "L" was the two-block, or double, square. While many county seats in Iowa have a courthouse square, the double square is a rarity. [2]
Just south of New Hampton is an exit for the second of US 63's business routes. At another interchange near the city center, US 18 exits and heads west; Iowa 24 heads east. The four-lane road curves along the north side of town and meets the northern end of the business route.
The median age in the city was 39.7 years. 28.2% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.0% were from 25 and 44; 22.3% were from 45 and 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.
Hampton by Hilton, formerly (and still commonly called) Hampton Inn or Hampton Inn & Suites, is an American chain of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide. [2] The Hampton hotel brand is a chain of moderately priced, budget to midscale limited service hotels with limited food and beverage facilities.
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The Iowa legislature had passed a law in 1884 that allowed counties to levy a tax to support building G.A.R. memorials. Captain Rufus S. Benson, a local state representative, had the law amended in 1886 so that it allowed for the construction of a memorial hall, as the local G.A.R. chapter wanted it to be a place where they could meet.
A long Iowa City history. The hotel, located on nine acres of land near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 1, has since been inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official ...
The Miami Beach restaurant takes its inspiration from the original, with a retro design scheme, an open kitchen and outside seating area (though we can all agree West Avenue is admittedly less ...