Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
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Kedron Township is a township in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.[1]
Details
[edit]Discord is a former unincorporated community in Kedron Township.[2] A post office was established at Discord in 1870, and remained in operation until 1884.[3][4]
The origin of the name "Discord" is obscure.[5] Discord has been called the "best representation of complete abandonment [in the area] now marked only by a sign."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
- ^ "Woodbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Cities in Woodbury County past and present, Sioux City Journal; (26 June 2003)
- ^ "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. October 16, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Holcomb, Jason P.; Frederic, Paul; Brunn, Stanley D. (2020). "A Visual Typology of Abandonment in Rural America: From End-of-Life to Treading Water, Recycling, Renaissance, and Revival". Land. 9 (3): 94. doi:10.3390/land9030094.
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42°25′37″N 95°50′43″W / 42.4270°N 95.8454°W
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