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Kalona is the home of the Iowa Mennonite Archives, located at the Kalona Historical Village. [17] Noah Troyer (1831–1886), one of the two "sleeping preachers" among the Amish Mennonites, lived three miles north of Kalona. [18] The Iowa Mennonite School is located a few miles northwest of Kalona.
The Buchanan Amish affiliation emerged in 1914 when seven families from the Kalona Amish settlement in Johnson County, Iowa (established in 1846), moved to Buchanan County, seeking a more conservative church discipline. [2] Later they were joined by families from Kansas, Wisconsin, Indiana and other places. [3]
Not far from Kalona is located one of the largest Amish settlements west of the Mississippi with 9 church districts and a population of roughly 1,200 people. It is the oldest in Iowa, founded in 1846. Kalona is the home of the Iowa Mennonite Archives, located at the Kalona Historical Village.
St. John's Lutheran Church, also known as Evangelical St. John's German Lutheran Church, was a complex of historic buildings located north of Kalona, Iowa, United States. This Lutheran congregation was organized in 1870 by German immigrants who settled in southern Johnson County in the 1860s. [ 2 ]
Hillcrest Academy's mascot is the Ravens. Hillcrest Academy is a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU), and the Southeast Iowa Superconference (SEISC). The Ravens have 57 state appearances, including 18 state championships since they sanctioned athletics in 1972 .
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The English River is a tributary of the Iowa River in southeastern Iowa in the United States. The main stem of the river is 37.4 miles (60.2 km) long. [2] Including its longest headwaters tributary, the North English River, the total length increases to 89.2 miles (143.6 km). [2] Via the Iowa River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed ...