Liberty Bell Visits Iowa City in 1915 Parade and Photo
The Liberty Bell with its crack visited the Rock Island Railroad depot in Iowa City on July 7 1915. Katie Barnes Whitaker recalled the moment as a festive parade with nearly 1000 schoolchildren and dignitaries. The bell traveled from Philadelphia to California, stopping briefly in Iowa City before continuing to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
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Johnson County Historical Society
Rock Island Depot
Iowa City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Rock Island Railroad
Wright Street
Liberty Bell
Katie (Barnes) Whitaker
Wm. A P
Laura Barnes
Clarence
J. Harold Youkey
Cedar Rapids
California
Old Capitol
Clinton Street
Iowa City Daily Press
Towa City
Towa City Daily Press
The
Daugh
Johnson County Building Permits Report
The Gazette lists Johnson County building permits for new residential and commercial work valued at 50 000 or more. Entries include varied projects such as new single family homes, salons, modular shelters, schools, and commercial builds with values from fifty thousand to over five million dollars across numerous streets and builders.
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Johnson County
Highway
Lone Tree
Ken Bratney
James Ave
Cody Hawkins
Jeff Elliff
Naples Ave
John Lenz
Saddle Club Rd
Poot
Ann Marie Buart
Summit Dr
Salon
Michael Felton
Wildberry Ct
Iowa City
Jerry Barnes
140Th St
James Ohihauser
245Th St
Shelby Builders
Midwest Home Builders General
Cypress Circle
Goabet Construction
Fawn Dr
Molina
Kent Building
Park Ridge Rd
Kent Building and Remodeling Inc
Allen Home Builders
Allan Home Builders
Radcliffe Dr
Capital Builders
St. Andrews Or
New School
McComas Lavina Construction
Yorkshire St
Stellar Homes
Clint Haight
L.L. Pelling
Coralville trail repairs close east Camp Cardinal section
Beginning Monday three trail sections on the east side of Camp Cardinal Boulevard south of Clear Creek will be under repair and closed until July 20. Bicyclists should use bike lanes along Camp Cardinal Boulevard. For details contact Assistant City Engineer Scott Larson at 319 248 1720 or slarson at coralville ia us.
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Coralville
Camp Cardinal Boulevard
Clear Creek
Scott Larson
Slarson
Auditions set Monday for Catalyst Company show
Auditions for Catalyst Acting Company's production Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein occur Monday at 6 30 p.m. in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library. Roles include six adults plus two youths. production runs August 17 to 19 at the Wesley Center.
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Iowa City
Catalyst Acting Company
Sisters Rosensweig
Wendy Wasserstein
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Wesley Center
Dubuque St
Catalystacting.org
Coralville Farmers Market Relocated For AthFest
Coralville relocates market to the northwest corner of 14th Avenue and Eighth Street due to AthFest. Market hours are 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday and Thursday with first come, first served vendor spaces and no early setup before 4 p.m. Iowa City Market keeps regular hours 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chauncey Swan Ramp.
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Coralville
14Th Avenue
Eighth Street
Iowa City
Chauncey Swan Ramp
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L.C
Ters
Whitaker
Roberta
P.O. Box
Lone City
Iawa City
Wew Kgev.org
AARP
Johnson County Senior Center
Bill
J.D. McClure
Bill Ger Its
Casey
Merrill Sparks
Silvertones
Richard Paulus
Theodore Roosevelt
Buffalo
N.Y
Johnson County Aarp Chapter
Catalyst
Eulenspiegel
West Liberty
Owlglass
Avaion.net
J.C
Prey
Aris
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