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!
May's Island transforms Cedar Rapids history into a civic center
The Cedar Rapids story recounts John M May who platted a four acre island on the Cedar River in the 1850s. Floods and lack of bridges hindered access until new crossings and riverfront development created Municipal Island later Cedar Rapids city hall and county services.
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John M. May
New York
Cedar River
May’s
Stoffer Hunter
Gazette
May
New York State
Wisconsin
Linn County
First Avenue
Third Avenue
May’s Island
Henry Smulekoff
Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids
Kingston Village
Marion
Veterans Memorial
Grant Wood
Ile de la Cité
Paris