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U.S. Route 26 Business (Casper, Wyoming)
Several special routes of U.S. Route 20 (US 20) exist. In order from west to east, they are as follows. __TOC__ Toledo business loop U.S. Route 20 Business (US 20 Bus.) in Toledo, Oregon, runs from an intersection with the main highway west of Toledo on the Toledo Frontage Road and 5th Street through Toledo and again on the Toledo Frontage Road to an intersection with the main highway east of Toledo. US 20 Bus. in Toledo is also called Sharon Branstiter Memorial Drive, in memory of Toledo's former mayor. Bend business loop U.S. Route 20 Business (US 20 Bus.) in Bend, Oregon, runs from an intersection with the main highway north of Bend, south on East 1st Street, Deschutes Place, and Wall Street to Newport Avenue, concurrent with US 97 Bus., and then east on Newport and Greenwood avenues to the main highway concurrent with East 3rd Avenue in Bend. Mountain Home–Carey temporary route Idaho Falls business loop U.S. Highway 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo, Oregon
Toledo /toLIdou/ is a city located on the Yaquina River and along U.S. Route 20 in Lincoln County, Oregon, Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 3,465 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city was a 2009 All-America City Award finalist. History European-American settlement in Toledo began in 1866, when John Graham, his son Joseph, and William Mackey, claimed land made available by the Homestead Act of 1862. The site was called "Graham's Landing" until a post office was established two years later. Joseph D. Graham, John's son, named the post office for Toledo, Ohio, because he was homesick. William Mackey was the first postmaster. Toledo was made the county seat of the newly established Lincoln County in 1893. The city incorporated in 1893 and reincorporated in 1905. Charles Barton Crosno served as the first mayor. The county seat moved from Toledo to Newport, Oregon, Newport in 1953. To make matters worse, an improved U.S. Route 20 byp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 129
Interstate 129 (I-129) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway which connects South Sioux City, Nebraska, to I-29 in Sioux City, Iowa. Opened in 1976, I-129 is a route, running in Nebraska. At , I-129 is the shortest highway in the state of Iowa. All of the route's length is concurrent with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and most of its length is concurrent with US 75. Route description I-129 begins along US 20 on the western edge of South Sioux City, Nebraska, just west of exit 1, a cloverleaf interchange with US 75 and US 77. US 77 travels north through South Sioux City before ending at I-29 in Sioux City while US 75 joins I-129 and US 20. later, I-129/US 20/US 75 intersect Dakota Avenue at a partial cloverleaf interchange. U.S. Highway 20 Business (US 20 Bus.) is designated along Dakota Avenue. East of Dakota Avenue, I-129/US 20/US 75 travels south of South Sioux City and passes through rolling farmla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox River (Illinois River Tributary)
The Fox River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. There is another Fox River (Green Bay tributary), Fox River in Wisconsin that flows through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay (Lake Michigan), Green Bay. There are also two other "Fox Rivers" in southern Illinois: the Fox River (Little Wabash tributary) and a smaller "Fox River" that joins the Wabash River near New Harmony, Indiana. The Fox River (Illinois River tributary) is known locally as an excellent fishery with opportunities for Smallmouth Bass, Flathead Catfish, and Walleye. The river’s drainage basin, watershed encompasses 1720 square miles in Illinois and 938 square miles in Wisconsin. Wisconsin The Fox River rises in the Halbach Swamp, southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin ( ) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, Cook and Kane County, Illinois, Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located northwest of Chicago along the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 114,797, making it the List of municipalities in Illinois, sixth-most populous city in the state. History The Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Black Hawk War, Black Hawk Indian War of 1832 led to the expulsion of the Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans who had settlements and Mound builder (people), burial mounds in the area and set the stage for the founding of Elgin. Thousands of militiamen and soldiers of Winfield Scott, Gen. Winfield Scott's army marched through the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River valley during the war, and accounts of the area's fertile soils and flowing springs soon filtered east. In New York, James T. Gifford and his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvidere, Illinois
Belvidere is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is settled on the Kishwaukee River in far northern Illinois. Known as the 'City of Murals', Belvidere is home to several public art installations throughout the North and South State Street historic districts, which are on the National Register of Historic Places. These historic districts are home to places like the Boone County Museum of History, the Funderburg House Museum, several restaurants and bars, and antique and boutique stores. Popular festivities like Heritage Days are held yearly. The population was 25,339 as of the 2020 census. Belvidere is part of the Rockford metropolitan area. History Before the arrival of the mostly Anglo-Americans in the 19th century, this area was long occupied by the Illinois Confederation, a loose grouping of up to 12 to 15 Native American tribes. The main tribes were the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Peoria, and Tamaroa. After trading, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago and Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River (Mississippi River tributary), Rock River, Rockford is the county seat, seat of Winnebago County. The population was 148,655 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making Rockford the List of municipalities in Illinois, fifth-most populous city in Illinois as well as the most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It anchors the Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, Rockford metropolitan area, which had 338,798 residents in 2020. Settled in the mid-1830s under the initial name of Midway, Rockford became strategic for industrial development, stemming from its location roughly equidistant between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. During the second half of the 19th century, it became notable for its production of heavy machinery, hardware, and tools. At the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Route 26
Illinois Route 26 (IL 26, Illinois 26) is a north–south state highway in central and north-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 116 just north of East Peoria to Highway 69 at the Wisconsin border near Orangeville. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois 26 is a two to four lane surface highway for the majority of its length. Its southern terminus is just one mile (1.6 km) north of the McClugage Bridge carrying U.S. Route 150 into Peoria. Illinois 26 mostly follows the east bank of the Illinois River until it crosses the river at Hennepin. It runs concurrent with Illinois Route 29, its Illinois River west bank counterpart, at Bureau Bureau ( ) may refer to: Agencies and organizations *Government agency *Public administration * News bureau, an office for gathering or distributing news, generally for a given geographical location * Bureau (European Parliament), the administra ... and with U.S. Route 52 near Freeport. History SBI R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport, Illinois
Freeport is the largest city in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 23,973 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and the mayor of Freeport is Jodi Miller, elected in 2017. Freeport is known for hosting the second Lincoln–Douglas debates, Lincoln–Douglas debate of 1858, and as "Pretzel City, USA", due to a popular local German bakery that became well known for its prolific pretzel production after it opened in 1869. Freeport High School (Illinois), Freeport High School's mascot is the Pretzel to honor its heritage. History The community was originally called Winneshiek. When it was incorporated, the new municipality took its name from the generosity of Tutty Baker, who was credited with running a "free port" on the Pecatonica River. The name "Winneshiek" was later adopted, and is preserved to this day, by the Freeport Community Theatre Group. In 1837, Stephenson County was formed and Freeport became its seat of gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalville, Iowa
Coalville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 651 at the 2020 census. The community is located on U.S. Route 20 near Fort Dodge's gypsum mines. History Coalville takes its name from the coal mines of the area. It began as one of the northernmost coal mining towns in Iowa. Early settlers were mining coal from outcrops along the Des Moines River by 1860, and in 1870, a mine was opened on Holiday Creek, approximately one mile east of Coalville, with a three-mile tramway to the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad (later the Illinois Central). Later in 1870, a shaft was sunk at Coalville. The Fort Dodge Coal company took over these mines and opened several more in the Coalville area. By 1880, manual labor was being augmented with machinery in these mines. In 1883, the Fort Dodge Coal company employed 350 miners to produce 30 carloads of coal daily. The Pleasant Valley Coal Company sank a 105-foot shaft in Coalville in 1895, em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate Hydrate, dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall and blackboard or sidewalk chalk. Gypsum also Crystallization, crystallizes as translucent crystals of selenite (mineral), selenite. It forms as an evaporite mineral and as a Mineral hydration, hydration product of anhydrite. The Mohs scale of mineral hardness defines gypsum as hardness value 2 based on Scratch hardness, scratch hardness comparison. Fine-grained white or lightly tinted forms of gypsum known as alabaster have been used for sculpture by many cultures including Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and the Nottingham alabasters of Medieval England. Etymology and history The word ''wikt:gypsum, gypsum'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek word (), "plaster". Because the quarry, quarries of the Montmartre district of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorland, Iowa
Moorland is a small town in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 168 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography 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 168 people, 74 households, and 41 families residing in the city. The population density was 112.8 inhabitants per square mile (43.6/km2). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 54.4 per square mile (21.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races and 5.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.4% of the population. Of the 74 households, 25.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 12.2% were cohabitating couples, 17.6% had a female householder with no spouse or part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Fort Dodge is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River. The population was 24,871 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a decrease from 25,136 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North Central and Northwest Iowa. It is located on U.S. Route 20 in Iowa, U.S. Routes 20 and U.S. Route 169, 169. History Fort Dodge traces its beginnings to 1850 when Capt. Samuel Woods, with his E Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment (United States), 6th Infantry were sent from Fort Snelling to erect and garrison a fort at the junction of the Des Moines River and Lizard Creek (Iowa), Lizard Creek, they arrived August 2, 1850. It was originally named Fort Clarke, in honor of Brev. Brig. Gen. Newman S. Clarke, colonel of the Sixth 151, but was renamed Fort Dodge because there was another fort with the same name in Texas. It was named after Henry Dodge, a governor of Wisconsin Territory (which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
