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Cedar Rapids


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Names

Cedar Rapids

Rapids City

Kenwood Park

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located on both sides of Cedar River in E central Iowa; railroad's presence initiated economic growth for grain & livestock industry.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); National Archives and Record Administration database (1987-); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);

Born

David McCosh (American, 1903-1981)

Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880-1964)

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