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Beckwith, Iowa
Beckwith is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa, Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. Geography Beckwith is in Jefferson County, about from the county seat, Fairfield, Iowa, Fairfield. History Beckwith was founded on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q). Beckwith's post office operated from 1877 to 1901. Beckwith School began in 1851. The original building was likely a log building, but probably in the early 1860s the school was moved. This was a one-room schoolhouse. The Beckwith School District #5 celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1951. The community's population was 50 in 1890, 65 in 1900, 50 in 1920, and 32 in 1940. For fifty years, starting in 1889, Beckwith had a column in the ''Fairfield, Iowa, Fairfield Ledger'' called "Beckwith Briefs". The items were written by Beckwith resident and ''Ledger'' correspondent Jennie Prince, who had to convince ''Ledger'' editor W.W. Junkin that women could write news storie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
