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!
Archaeology digs uncover Adams Elementary relics in Cedar Rapids
Self trained volunteers dig through Adams Elementary site at Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue SE uncovering a keystone a doorknob nails and auto parts from the late 1800s to early 1900s while hoping for a time capsule or records linking the Wright brothers to Cedar Rapids. The site holds historical value as the 1880 brick Victorian school was replaced from an older building and later demolished after a 1962 fire with only a wall remaining. The discovery comes ahead of a Stamats parking lot project on the site led by Tom Hedges CEO of Stamats Communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carly Bossert
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Adams
Fifth Street
Seventh Avenue SE
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Galen Wenger
Mark Hunter
History Center
First Ave
Hunter
Adams Elementary
Wright Brothers
Katz Salvage
Tom Hedges
Stamats Communications
Stamats
Street Evel
Dan Sullivan
Wenger
Sullivan