Lucky Valley, Iowa
Lucky Valley is a ghost town in Woodbury County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Lucky Valley in 1882, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] With the construction of the railroad, most business activity and the post office shifted to nearby Anthon, and the town's population dwindled.[3] A cemetery marks the site.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Valley (historical)
- ^ "Woodbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. Oct 16, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucky Valley Cemetery
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42°23′06″N 95°56′18″W / 42.3850°N 95.9383°W
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