The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Avoca was founded in 1869 in connection with the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through the area. The city is named after a place mentioned in the Thomas Moore poem "The Meeting of the Waters," about the River Avoca in Ireland. Avoca quickly developed as a regional service center for the surrounding farms.
The Pottawatomie County, Iowa county government maintains a second courthouse in Avoca to serve the northeastern portion of the county. Council Bluffs, which is the county seat is in the extreme southwestern part of this large county.
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4 historic places in Avoca
4 places in Avoca are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1981Pottawattamie County Sub Courthouse
Listed 1986Graceland Cemetery Chapel
Listed 1997Francis A. and Rose M. Turner House
Listed 2004Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton HouseThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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