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Krushchev In Iowa Trail
Krushchev in Iowa Trail is a planned rail trail running from Herndon, Iowa, to Coon Rapids, Iowa. It is a planned part of the American Discovery Trail. Originally known as the Corn Diplomacy Trail, the Krushchev in Iowa Trail is to be a paved recreational trail that runs through the counties of Guthrie County, Iowa, Guthrie and Carroll County, Iowa, Carroll along an abandoned Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. Trailheads Planned trailheads: *Herndon, Iowa, Herndon *Bagley, Iowa, Bagley *Bayard, Iowa, Bayard *Coon Rapids, Iowa, Coon Rapids Connections to other recreational trails A connection is planned at Herndon, Iowa, Herndon to the Raccoon River Valley Trail in Guthrie County, Iowa, Guthrie county. A connection is planned to Carroll, Iowa, Carroll, which is a terminus of the Sauk Rail Trail in Carroll County, Iowa, Carroll and Sac County, Iowa, Sac counties. A third connection is planned between Coon Rapids, Iowa, Coon Rapids and Audubon, Iowa, Audubon, which is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rail Trail
A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a Right of way#Rail right of way, railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed but may also share the rail corridor with active railways, light rail, or tram, streetcars (rails with trails), or with disused track. As shared-use paths, rail trails are primarily for non-motorized traffic including pedestrians, bicycles, horseback riders, skaters, and cross-country skiers, although snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicle, ATVs may be allowed. The characteristics of abandoned railways—gentle grades, well-engineered rights of way and structures (bridges and tunnels), and passage through historical areas—lend themselves to rail trails and account for their popularity. Many rail trails are long-distance trails, while some shorter rail trails are known as Greenway (landscape), greenways or linear parks. Rail trails around the world Americas Bermuda The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sauk Rail Trail
Sauk may refer to: *Sauk, Albania, a village *Sauk people, group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group *Sauk sequence, in geology, a North American cratonic sequence *South African Broadcasting Corporation (Afrikaans: ''Suid-Afrikaanse Uitsaaikorporasie'') Persons with the surname Sauk *Jacek Sauk (born 1944), Polish politician *Matthew Sauk (born 1976), American football player *Stefan Sauk (born 1955), Swedish actor and comedian See also *Sauk-Suiattle, group of Native Americans in western Washington state in the United States *Sauk County, Wisconsin, county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin named after the Sauk people *Sauk Lake, a small, freshwater lake located in Cook County, Illinois, United States *Sauk Trail, an Indian trail across Illinois, Indiana and Michigan in the United States *Sauk Village, Illinois Sauk Village (locally known as "The Village") is a village and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rail Trails In Iowa
Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Railway track or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' (1967 film), a film by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films * ''Rail'' (2024 film), a Tamil-language film Magazines * ''Rail'' (magazine), a British rail transport periodical * ''Rails'' (magazine), a former New Zealand based rail transport periodical Other arts *The Rails, a British folk-rock band * Rail (theater) or batten, a pipe from which lighting, scenery, or curtains are hung Technology *Rails framework or Ruby on Rails, a web application framework *Rail system (firearms), a mounting system for firearm attachments *Front engine dragster *Runway alignment indicator lights, a configuration of an approach lighting system *Rule Augmented Interconnect Layout, a specification for expressing guidelines for printed circuit boards; companion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Rail Trails
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole". Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panora, Iowa
Panora is a city in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,091 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. History Panora was platted in 1851. Panora is the oldest community in Guthrie County and was its county seat until 1876 when Guthrie Center became the county seat. Geography Panora is located along the Middle Raccoon River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 1,091 people, 449 households, and 296 families residing in the city. The population density was 602.4 inhabitants per square mile (232.6/km2). There were 495 housing units at an average density of 273.3 per square mile (105.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.2% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cass County, Iowa
Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,127. Its county seat is Atlantic. It was named to honor Lewis Cass, who was the 1848 Democratic nominee for president. History Cass County is named in honor of Lewis Cass, a Michigan senator and an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1848. The county was established within its present boundaries in 1851 and originated in 1853. Religious persecution was responsible for bringing the first people of European ancestry to Cass County. The Mormons, fleeing from Illinois, were the earliest settlers, and established a community at Indiantown in 1846. At Indiantown, two of the three commissioners selected to locate a county seat were chosen. The site they chose was from Indiantown and named Lewis. Most of the people and businesses in Indian Town moved to Lewis shortly after it was laid out. In 1856, a frame courthouse was built, and eight years later a sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Audubon County, Iowa
Audubon County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,674, making it Iowa's third-least populous county. Its county seat is Audubon, Iowa, Audubon. The county was named after John James Audubon, the naturalist and artist. History Audubon County was formed on January 15, 1851, from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named after John James Audubon. () The current Audubon County Court House was opened in 1940. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Route 71 in Iowa, U.S. Highway 71 * Iowa Highway 44 * Iowa Highway 173 Adjacent counties *Carroll County, Iowa, Carroll County (north) *Guthrie County, Iowa, Guthrie County (east) *Cass County, Iowa, Cass County (south) *Shelby County, Iowa, Shelby County (west) Demographics 2020 census The 2020 census recorded a population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
T-Bone Trail
The American Discovery Trail is a system of recreational trails and roads that collectively form a coast-to-coast hiking and biking trail across the mid-tier of the United States. Horses can also be ridden on most of this trail. The coastal trailheads are the Delmarva Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the northern California coast on the Pacific Ocean. The trail has northern and southern alternates for part of its distance, passing through Chicago and St. Louis respectively. The total length of the trail, including both the north and south routes, is . The northern route covers with the southern route covering . It is the only non-motorized coast-to-coast trail. The trail passes through 14 national parks and 16 national forests and uses sections of or connects to five National Scenic Trails, 10 National Historic Trails, and 23 National Recreation Trails. For part of its distance, it is coincident with the North Country Trail, the Buckeye Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Audubon, Iowa
Audubon is a city and the county seat in Audubon County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,053 in the 2020 census, a decline from 2,382 in the 2000 census. History The city is named for John James Audubon the world-famous ornithologist, artist, and painter. Audubon was laid out by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, on September 23, 1878. An auction sale of town lots was held on October 15, 1878, with a total sales of $6,190. The railroad was completed on December 6, 1878, and by December 16, 1878, over fifty houses, a bank, five general stores, one jewelry store, two hotels, one restaurant, three meat markets, three blacksmith shops, one harness shop, one livery stable, two coal yards, two lumber yards, one elevator, three grain dealers, and a school house were built. With the four months of rapid growth in Audubon there was already talk of moving the county seat from Exira which was 13 miles away. In 1879 the railroad built what was to become the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sac County, Iowa
Sac County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 9,814. The county seat is Sac City, Iowa, Sac City. Both were named for the Sauk people, a local Native American tribe. In February 2007, in its third annual list of the “Best Places to Live in Rural America”, ''Progressive Farmer'' magazine placed Sac County as #7 in the overall rankings. In 2009, the magazine ranked Sac County as the tenth "Best Place" in the Midwest Region. History On January 13, 1846, the legislative body of the Iowa Territory authorized creation of twelve counties, with general descriptions of their boundaries. This brought the number of counties in the Iowa Territory to 22. By the end of 1846, the territory had been accepted into the Union as the State of Iowa (December 28, 1846). By 1851, the new state had grown to the extent that the original 22 counties needed to be divided into smaller, more access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carroll, Iowa
Carroll is a city in, and the county seat of, Carroll County, Iowa, United States, along the Middle Raccoon River. The population was 10,321 in the 2020 census. History Carroll was laid out in 1867. It took its name from Carroll County, which was named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland. He was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. In 1869, the centrally located railroad town of Carroll City was selected as the county seat, replacing, with some protest, Carrollton. Later a $4,000 courthouse was constructed on the town square. This building was used until it burned to the ground in 1886. The vaults and records were undamaged, however, and moved to temporary housing in the Joyce Building and Drees' Music Hall. The following winter a $40,000 bond issue was approved toward the construction of a new, permanent courthouse. The stone-and-brick building was built on the northwest corner of the square (the parking lot of the current cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Herndon, Iowa
Herndon is an unincorporated community in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. History Herndon was laid out in 1881. See also * Raccoon River Valley Trail *Krushchev in Iowa Trail Krushchev in Iowa Trail is a planned rail trail running from Herndon, Iowa, to Coon Rapids, Iowa. It is a planned part of the American Discovery Trail. Originally known as the Corn Diplomacy Trail, the Krushchev in Iowa Trail is to be a paved re ... References Unincorporated communities in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Guthrie County, Iowa 1881 establishments in Iowa {{GuthrieCountyIA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
