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Washington High School Demolished marks Cedar Rapids history
Wreckers topple the old Washington high school as Cedar Rapids moves away from its landmark. The 1855 building, once the largest school in Iowa, gave way to a modern system expansion reflecting shifts in local education and district growth.
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Old Washington High School
Washington
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Old Washington High
Jack Ferring
Washington High School
Greene Square
Arthur Deamer
Kingston
Madison
Fifth Ward
Jackson
Hull
Harrison
K Avenue
Sixth Street NW
L Avenue
Eleventh Street NW
van Buren
Kenwood
Deamer
Seventeenth Street
B Avenue
Polk
Fifteenth Street
Tyler
Twelfth Avenue
Seventh and
Ninth Streets
Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
Stump Town
Pierce School
Ito
Cedar Valley
Anamosa
Buchanan
Mt. Vernon Road
East Side
West Side
Votersn
Grant Vocational High School
Grant
Chandler
First Avenue W
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Franklin
Wilson
Paul Packer
University of Iowa
First Avenue
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Cottage Grove Avenue
Board of Education