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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «howard county» AND «iowa»

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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 1, 2024
Affair at Rawlings Lane Marker
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1 ► Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville — Affair at Rawlings Lane — Missouri's Civil War —
The plaque pictured at left has been placed in Sunset Hills Cemetery in remembrance of eight Union cavalry soldiers who died in action and are buried here. In central Missouri in the summer of 1864, bands of Southern partisan cavalry roamed the . . . — — Map (db m252367) HM

2 ► Iowa, Howard County, Cresco — Dr. Norman E. Borlaug - March 25, 1914 - September 12, 2009 —
"Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind."
Norman Borlaug, The Man… Norman was born on March 25, 1914 on a farm near Cresco, to Henry . . . — — Map (db m142006) HM
3 ► Missouri, St. Charles County, Matson — Daniel Boone Judgment Tree Memorial —
[The plaque on the left when entering the memorial] A Summary Chronology of the Life of Daniel Boone -by Ken Kamper, Historian Copyright © December 1999 Daniel Boone was born miles east of present Reading, . . . — — Map (db m176670) HM

4 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Brandywine Park — African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial —
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
5 ► Iowa, Howard County, Cresco — Cresco Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Howard County Freedom Rock — — -- Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II -- — —
Duty - Honor - Country Howard County Chester - Cresco - Elma - Lime Springs - Protivin - Riceville [The Civil War 38th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry from Howard County] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cresco's Five . . . — — Map (db m142043) WM
6 ► Missouri, Howard County, Fayette — Fayette —
Fayette is the county seat of Howard, "Mother of Counties," and first county in the Boon's Lick Country. Named for Benjamin Howard, first Missouri Territory governor, and organized, 1816, the county contained so vast an area that from it have . . . — — Map (db m267444) HM

7 ► Iowa, Howard County, Cresco — 101-A Train - EMD Model FP7 —
How 101-A Got to Cresco The 101A is a Model FP 7 diesel electric locomotive built by General Motors in La Grange, Illinois in 1951. It is the first such model ever sold to the Milwaukee Road rail line and was put into service in December . . . — — Map (db m141975) HM
8 ► Missouri, Cooper County, Boonville — Old Trails National Highway Bridge —
Dedication Day One of the first highway bridges over the Missouri River, the Old Trails National Highway Bridge was a significant link in Missouri's transportation system for nearly 75 years. In 1921 Thomas A. Johnston and John Cosgrove, . . . — — Map (db m252409) HM
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9 ► Missouri, Howard County, Petersburg — Settlement History of the Spring —
1797 - James Mackay granted land including the salt spring by Spanish authorities in St. Louis. 1799 - Daniel Boone and his family arrive in Missouri and receive land grants in St. Charles County from the Spanish authorities. . . . — — Map (db m248767) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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