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Cedar Bluff a Cedar River hamlet in Cedar County Iowa
Cedar Bluff near the Cedar River west of Tipton never incorporated. A post office named Cedar River started in 1841, renamed Gower’s Ferry in 1849, and Cedar Bluff platted in 1851. It became a trade hub with steamboats, then rail plans faded. Bridges, quarry and timber interests, dam rumors, and a 1930s school bus system marked its era until post office closed in 1953.
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Dar Bluff
Cedar River
Tipton
Cedar County
Iowa
Gower
Robert Gower
Cedar Bluff
Elias Shawver
Iowa Central Railroad
Lyons
Council Bluffs
John M. May
Cedar Rapids
May’s Island
Iowa Railway Light and Power Co