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The Rath Packing Company (Rath) of Waterloo (Iowa) opened for business on November 24, 1891, on the Cedar River. Initially, the company concentrated on hogs, but by 1908 the company was also slaughtering beef and soon lamb as well. Business thrived; lucrative contracts to supply meat to the Armed Forces during both World Wars helped the company ...
The Sullivan brothers on board the cruiser USS Juneau at her commissioning: Joe, Frank, Al, Matt, and George (14 February 1942) The Sullivan brothers were five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa who served together on the light cruiser USS Juneau. They were all killed in action when Juneau served in the Naval battle of Guadalcanal, November 13th ...
Waterloo, Iowa. / 42.49250°N 92.34611°W / 42.49250; -92.34611. Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. [2] As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 67,314, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state. [3] Waterloo comprises a twin conurbation with neighbor ...
08001162 [1] Added to NRHP. December 10, 2008. The Rath Packing Company Administration Building, also known as Adams Store Inc., is a historic Late Gothic Revival building in Waterloo, Iowa . It is a surviving remnant of what was the largest meat-packing plant in the United States in 1941. The plant started in 1891 with hogs, and was "massive".
Klein was found deceased three days later in a creek behind the fraternity house of an apparent suicide by drug overdose. He was found with cuts and bruises on his body from the assault. A month after Klein's death, Alfred University voted to eliminate the Greek system from their campus. February 14, 2002 Daniel Reardon: Phi Sigma Kappa
Damage. $75 million (2008 USD) Part of the Tornado outbreak of May 22–27, 2008 and Tornadoes of 2008. The 2008 Parkersburg, Iowa tornado was an extremely powerful EF5 wedge tornado that devastated portions of northeast Iowa, most notably the town of Parkersburg, Iowa during the afternoon of May 25, 2008, resulting in catastrophic damage and ...
Menard Correctional Center. John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois. He became known as the Killer Clown due to his public performances as a clown prior to the discovery of ...
The Waterloo West Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1] At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 25 resources, including 22 contributing buildings, and three non-contributing ...