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History of The Lighthouse in Eastern Iowa timeline
The Lighthouse on Mount Vernon Road SE evolved from two early inns to a famed supper club with a lighthouse facade. It endured Prohibition era notoriety, a 1931 demolition incident, ownership changes from Ulch to McCoy to Rose, and a 1952-1975 Woodford tenure, with a near 1964 fire risk adjacent to Wendy Oaks.
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Mount Vernon Road
North Liberty
Ruby
James Stewart
Lincoln Highway
Linn County
Linn County Assessor
Tara Templeman
The
History Center
Iowa
Lighthouse
Chicago
Hollywood
Virgil Rose
McCoy
Rose
Minnesota
Bemidji
Harold
Woody” Woodford
Dorothy
Guttenberg
Wendy Oaks
Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
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