There are quite a few ghost towns in Iowa. Many of them vanished in the first half of the 20th century, if not earlier.
There are plenty of old mining towns that more or less disappeared when the coal mining industry went under in Iowa.There are quite a few ghost towns in Iowa. Many of them vanished in the first half of the 20th century, if not earlier.
There's one very close to the farm I grew up on. There's still one maintained street, and two separate homes in what was once the town of Bailey. It hasn't really changed at all in my lifetime, and even in what my dad and uncle can remember. My grandpa can remember there being a few more homes and a store there, but it had pretty well ceased being an actual town before 1950.
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My mom went to school there!!There are quite a few ghost towns in Iowa. Many of them vanished in the first half of the 20th century, if not earlier.
There's one very close to the farm I grew up on. There's still one maintained street, and two separate homes in what was once the town of Bailey. It hasn't really changed at all in my lifetime, and even in what my dad and uncle can remember. My grandpa can remember there being a few more homes and a store there, but it had pretty well ceased being an actual town before 1950.
Bailey, Iowa - Wikipedia
My oldest uncle did briefly when he was in Kindergarten, I think. IIRC, didn't you live in the area for awhile fairly recently? I seem to remember that conversation on here.
Grew up in that area, lived the majority of my life in that area. DM area now. Still have a lot of family all around that area.
I'd be shocked if we weren't aware of each other's existence in real life, but no need to dox anyone on CF.
I’d like to know they’re backgrounds before calling these guys Iowans.This happened Sunday in a small NW IA town.
Galva man charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing brother
Officials have confirmed that the man who was charged with first-degree murder was related to the victim.who13.com
You're from Mitchell County. There ain't near enough Carhartt in that picture for me to buy it!
Sounds a lot like some towns my Dad would tell me about in/around the area where I'm from. Fern, Sinclair, Fredsville, Marietta. There is not shortage when you start looking into the history.There are quite a few ghost towns in Iowa. Many of them vanished in the first half of the 20th century, if not earlier.
There's one very close to the farm I grew up on. There's still one maintained street, and two separate homes in what was once the town of Bailey. It hasn't really changed at all in my lifetime, and even in what my dad and uncle can remember. My grandpa can remember there being a few more homes and a store there, but it had pretty well ceased being an actual town before 1950.
Bailey, Iowa - Wikipedia
Iowa has a really interesting history if you like that kind of thing, and if you dig past the mainstream things. Those more intricate detailed historical items of the early settlements and early coal days, that you have to dig past the noise of the stories that overtake most history lessons, to see them.
