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#Iowa175

Posted on June 16, 2021 by SCblogger

Iowa will celebrate the 175th anniversary of statehood this winter on December 28, 1846! Our department has been trying to spread the word and bring attention to the event in some small ways. We have been posting little bits of … Continue reading →

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A Collage of Colleges (and a High School, too)

Posted on January 12, 2009 by SCblogger

If land is affected by what is built on it—in other words, if a church makes ground holy and a mine makes it holey—then the parcel bordered by Main and Harrison Streets and 11th and 12th Avenues is one of … Continue reading →

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St. Katharine’s\St. Mark’s — A *Davenport* Tradition

Posted on September 22, 2008 by SCblogger

Tomorrow is the anniversary of Rivermont Collegiate, that fine private school that, although it has spent the last few decades in Bettendorf, owes far more of its 124 years of history to Davenport. It all began with Griswold College, which … Continue reading →

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