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Orson, Iowa. / 41.77944°N 95.98333°W / 41.77944; -95.98333. Orson is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]
History. Coal mining was the primary economic activity in Oralabor in the early 1900s. [2] [3] A depot on the Chicago & North Western Railway stood in Oralabor. [2] The etymology of the name Oralabor is likely from the Latin phrase “Ora Et Labora” which means to pray and work. Oralabor's population was 76 in 1925.
The present name honors John Peters and family, pioneer settlers. [2] The town was platted as Petersville in 1902. [3] A post office was established under the name Quigley in 1883, and renamed Petersville in 1902; this post office closed in 1935. [4] [5] Petersville's population was 55 in 1925. [6]
mcnallyjackson .com. McNally Jackson Books is an independent bookstore based in Manhattan, New York, owned and operated since 2004 by Sarah McNally, a former editor at Basic Books and the child of Holly and Paul McNally, the founders of the Canadian McNally Robinson Booksellers chain. [1] McNally Jackson's publishing arm is McNally Editions ...
The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl. The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the Inca god Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Heyerdal's book on the expedition was entitled The Kon-Tiki ...
Aptus, Missouri. Coordinates: 38°02′25″N 90°50′54″W. Aptus is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located approximately eight miles northwest of Potosi on Missouri Route F just north of the confluence of Rogue Creek with Mineral Fork. [2]
Elon is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.. History Elon in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903. A post office was opened in Elon in 1850, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1907.
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