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Donnan Iowa fades as town dissolves after 113 years
In Fayette County Iowa the town of Donnan once thrived as a railroad junction with a 26 room hotel and several shops. Now with seven residents and a shuttered schoolhouse the town dissolved in 1991 after a long decline spurred by the rise of the automobile. Porter, the last mayor, recalls a sparse council and a $24 yearly salary. Local residents remember the era fondly as they reflect on a community that vanished but left memories.
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Porter
Margaret Gage
Elwood
Scott
Donnan
Fayette County
Iowa
W.G. Donnan
Paul Pieper
Harold Walker
Pam Roulson
Gage
Ruth Holmes