Cedar, Iowa
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Cedar has a Methodist church, Christian Reformed church, and a grain elevator.
History
A post office opened in 1874.[2]
The Burlington and Western Railway arrived in Cedar in late 1882. This was a narrow gauge line, widened to standard gauge in 1902 and taken over by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. the Burlington line was abandoned in 1934.[3]
Cedar's population was 53 in 1925.[4] The population was 113 in 1940.[5]
References
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- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
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- ↑ David Lotz and Charles Franzen, 'Rails to a County Seat', The Print Shop, Washington Iowa, 1989; pages 37, 47-52.
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