The cornerstone of the diagonal methodist epsicopal church was laid on sunday, july 2, 1911. The monument is located on the east side of the railroad track on land owned by g. We are creating a new history book from 1988present about diagonal iowa and love to hear facts and stories about your family or business. The community was named for the fact two railroads intersected diagonally near the town site.
Diagonal, iowa the town of diagonal is unique amongst all other cities on earth. Diagonal is a city in ringgold county, iowa, united states. Iowa antique maps and historical atlases historic map works. Discovering historic iowa transportation milestones iowa dot. Boys basketball career recordsindividual iowa high school. Others are rare antique maps, part of the collection by an exclusive arrangement with the osher map. Diagonal, iowa, centennial history hardcover january 1, 1988 by liz and judy newton wiley author, illustrated illustrator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
According to the united states census bureau, the city has a total area of 0. This happened to be my sixthgrade iowa history book. The first services in the church were held on november 5, 1911, and the church was dedicated on november 10th by dr. The street was laid out in sixfoot diagonal squares and the riding surface was. According to the iowa department of public health, the individual is an adult age 18 to.
Scott siepker presents a brief history of diagonal, iowa. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1988 please retry. Judy newton and liz wiley wrote the diagonal iowa centennial history in 1988. Bud legg of the iowa high school athletic association is shown here. Within the atlases are 305,709 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. Dead mans cut is located in washington township of ringgold county, 5.
Ringgold county, iowa genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Ringgold county iagenweb project history of diagonal ia. Mount ayr recordnews mount ayr, ringgold county, iowa. Scott siepker explains why and offers a few more tidbits.
As you can imagine, condensing this much iowa history. This site exists to preserve the history of high school sports in iowa, including the. Guide to ringgold county, iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Rare photos not appropriate for history books facts verse. Methodist episcopal church, diagonal iowa genealogy.
Rare photos not appropriate for history books youtube. The state of iowa collection contains 4,548 atlases spanning 153 years of growth and development 1855 through 2008. The community was named for the fact that two railroads intersected diagonally near the town site. A case of novel coronavirus covid19 has been confirmed in a resident of ringgold county. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. If you have old newspapers we would love to have them to transcribe and return to you. Liz has an incredible photo collection and many of her photos can be found in the diagonal centennial book. Diagonal, iowa, centennial history hardcover january 1, 1988 by liz and judy newton wiley author, illustrated illustrator. Diagonal iowa, centennial history diagonal iowa, vol 1 liz wiley and judy newton on.
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