This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Eastern Iowa Fallout Shelters Map Cold War Era
A 1961 survey shows Iowa civil defense near towns and counties with shelters in Cedar Rapids Oelwein Independence Iowa City and more. Private basements and public spaces offered 50000 shelter spaces for about 100000 residents while some inmates tested shelter diets at Fort Madison.
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United States
Soviet Union
China
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Eisenhower
Office of Defense Mobilization
National Security Council
NATO
John F. Kennedy
Wonder Building Corp
Chicago
Concrete Materials and Construction Co
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Civil Defense Administration of Iowa
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
University of Iowa
Independence
John Driscoll
Driscolls
Chester Schmitz
Oelwein
Robert Cannady
Spector
Warren Buchan
Buchan
Veterans Memorial Building
Linn County
Clayton County
Allamakee
Fayette
Kennedy
House Appropriations Committee
Bangladesh