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    Oelwein is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,920 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease of 11.5% from the 2000 census...
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    a violent and devastating F5 tornado struck the towns of Oelwein, Iowa and Maynard, Iowa, killing 5 and injuring a further 156. The tornado caused ~$21...
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    902287°W / 42.674390; -91.902287 Oelwein Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Oelwein, Iowa. Occupying sections of Fayette...
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    Chicago Great Western Railway (category Defunct Iowa railroads)
    Paul, Minnesota, known as the South Park Shops. In 1892 the city of Oelwein, Iowa was chosen as the headquarters and primary shop site due to its central...
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    residents — all 13 of them — gearing up for centennial", Oelwein Daily Register, pp. A11 "Tiny Iowa towns cling precariously to life", Waterloo Courier, p...
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    Ingels, Chad (December 23, 2023). "Nikki Haley is the right person". Oelwein Daily Register. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved...
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  • Methland (category Crime in Iowa)
    Small Town is a book by Nick Reding which documents the drug culture of Oelwein, Iowa and how it ties into larger issues of rural flight and small town economic...
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    Denver Railway in Childress in West Texas. He later lived and worked in Oelwein, Iowa, at the main shops of the Chicago Great Western where there is a small...
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    city: Burlington) Dubuque (largest city: Dubuque) Fayette (largest city: Oelwein) Floyd (largest city: Charles City) Howard (largest city: Cresco) Jackson...
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    subsidiary Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad) in Nora Springs; and with the Union Pacific Railroad in Manly, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Belmond. The Oelwein Subdivision...
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  • Walter P. Chrysler Jr. (category People from Oelwein, Iowa)
    Walter Chrysler, founded the Chrysler Corporation in 1925, was born in Oelwein, Iowa. He grew up on the family estate at Kings Point on Long Island, New...
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    Wapello) Winnebago (largest city: Forest City) Fayette (largest city: Oelwein) Jasper (largest city: Newton) Jefferson (largest city: Fairfield) Poweshiek...
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    Columbus Catholic (2013), Sumner-Fredericksburg (2014), and Oelwein (2021). With the addition of Oelwein in the 2021 academic year, the conference will split...
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  • Gustav A. Oelwein (February 10, 1838 – December 19, 1913) was the founder of the city of Oelwein, Iowa in the United States. Gustav A. Oelwein, after whose...
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  • D&W Railroad (category Iowa railroads)
    Iowa Northern Railway. The D&W Railroad was formed in 2002 by TRANSCO Railway Products in order to acquire the rail line from Dewar to Oelwein, Iowa,...
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  • by seven schools in northeastern Iowa. These seven schools were Charles City, Cresco, Decorah, New Hampton, Oelwein, Osage, and Waverly. All of the schools...
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    1918, the Jesup Council was founded, folding that same year. In 1918, the Oelwein Council was founded, folding that same year. In 1918, the Charles City...
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    Kermit Tyler (category People from Oelwein, Iowa)
    day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Tyler was born on April 13, 1913, in Oelwein, Iowa. He moved with his family to Long Beach, California, and joined the...
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    Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,713. Cedar Falls is home to the University of Northern Iowa, a public...
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    Spirit Lake) Emmet (Largest city: Estherville) Fayette (Largest city: Oelwein) Franklin (Largest city: Hampton) Guthrie (Largest city: Guthrie Center)...
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    Dick Wagner (category People from Oelwein, Iowa)
    fronted his own Michigan-based bands, the Frost and the Bossmen. Born in Oelwein, Iowa, Wagner grew up in the Owosso, Michigan, area and graduated from Waterford...
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    Cheese Straws, Fancy Cakes, Nut Ice Creams, Candies and Nuts, Coffee." — Oelwein [Iowa] Daily Register, April 5, 1916, p. 4. The site lists several other references...
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  • Otter Creek Bridge is a historic structure located northwest of Oelwein, Iowa, United States. It spans Otter Creek for 86 feet (26 m). In July 1917, the...
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    begins at the eastern city limits of Waterloo and ends at Iowa Highway 150 south of Oelwein. Iowa Highway 281 begins at the eastern city limits of Waterloo...
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    Western Railway 116-A, on display, at Hub City Heritage Railroad Museum, Oelwein, Iowa. Canadian Pacific Railway 4038, at Minnedosa, MB. Canadian Pacific Railway...
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    nearby stations include: KCZQ 102.3 (Cresco, IA) KOEL 950 (Oelwein, IA) KOEL-FM 92.3 (Oelwein-Waterloo, IA) WIZM-FM 93.3 (La Crosse, WI) KQYB 98.3 (Spring...
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  • station (950 AM) licensed to Oelwein, Iowa, United States KOEL-FM, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Oelwein, Iowa KKHQ-FM, a radio station (98.5...
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  • "MercyOne Northeast Iowa". www.mercyone.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20. "Oelwein Medical Center Waterloo, Iowa (IA), MercyOne Northeast Iowa". www.mercyone.org...
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    Michigan, U.S. 44 Win 24–8–2 (10) Frank Mayo KO 6 (?) Feb 24, 1904 Oelwein, Iowa, U.S. 43 Loss 23–8–2 (10) Sandy Ferguson TKO 6 (6) Dec 26, 1903 9th...
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    Bruce Bearinger (category People from Oelwein, Iowa)
    of Oelwein, Iowa, he serve on the Oelwein City Council. He also served as the education director for Iowa State Extension in Buchanan County, Iowa. Bearinger...
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