McGregor / Ringling Brothers

McGregor / Ringling Brothers (HMU2R)

Location: McGregor, IA 52157 Clayton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 1.486', W 91° 10.559'

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McGregor
"Royal is my race," was the motto of Clan MacGregor of which McGregor's founder, Alexander MacGregor, was a descendant. It was 1837 when Alexander began a ferry boat operation on "MacGregor's Landing" that became a thriving town of 5500. When steamboats gave way to faster transportation, McGregor underwent the metamorphosis to a more quiet community.

Ringling Brothers
The Ringling Brothers' Circus' foundation was laid when Augustus Ringling's sons gave penny shows here. The Ringling home still stands at the bottom of the hill on the way to Pikes Peak.
Iowa Sesquicentennial Project 1846 - 1996
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HM NumberHMU2R
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByIowa Sesquicentennial Project
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 1:52pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 648614 N 4765179
Decimal Degrees43.02476667, -91.17598333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 1.486', W 91° 10.559'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 1' 29.16" N, 91° 10' 33.54" W
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Area Code(s)563
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-298 Ash St, McGregor IA 52157, US
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