Otis, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 41°57′05″N91°37′24″W / 41.95139°N 91.62333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Linn |
| City | Cedar Rapids |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 319 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464186 |
Otis is an area in the city of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa, United States. [1]
The community was named for Harrison Gray Otis, a Massachusetts politician. [2]
The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad. Through mergers and new construction, the railroad, named Chicago Great Western after 1892, quickly became a multi-state carrier. One of the last Class I railroads to be built, it competed against several other more well-established railroads in the same territory, and developed a corporate culture of innovation and efficiency to survive.
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s. Until 1972, when the employees purchased the company, it was named the Chicago and North Western Railway.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway or Omaha Road was a railroad in the U.S. states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. It was incorporated in 1880 as a consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis Railway and the North Wisconsin Railway. The Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) gained control in 1882. The C&NW leased the Omaha Road in 1957 and merged the company into itself in 1972. Portions of the C. St. P. M. and O. are part of the Union Pacific Railroad network. This includes main lines from Wyeville, Wisconsin, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. Paul to Sioux City, Iowa.
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Bryant is an unincorporated community in northeastern Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Clinton, the county seat of Clinton County. Its elevation is 804 feet (245 m). Bryant is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 52727, which opened as Ten Mile House on 25 August 1870 and changed its name to Bryant on 15 March 1871.
Charles Sumner Frost was an American architect. He is best known as the architect of Navy Pier and for designing over 100 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Orlando Harrison Manning was an American politician.
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Galbraith is an unincorporated community in Kossuth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Irving is an unincorporated community in Benton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Lakonta is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of the city of Ames, in Story County, Iowa, United States.
Tilton is an unincorporated community in Poweshiek and Keokuk counties, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
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Preparation Canyon State Park is located north of Pisgah, Iowa, United States. Located in the Loess Hills, the 344-acre (139 ha) park is a relatively undisturbed and undeveloped place. It provides space for picnicking, hiking, and camping in ten hike-in camp sites. Dramatic ridges are located on the north, south and west sides of the park, which is located on the north end of the Loess Hills State Forest.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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