The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCascade is a city in Dubuque and Jones counties, Iowa, United States. The Dubuque County portion is part of Dubuque metropolitan area, while the Jones County section is part of Cedar Rapids metropolitan area. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census, up from 1,958 in 2000. The city is located within southwestern of Dubuque County and north-central Jones County. Arguably the town's most notable historic event was the 1925 flood. Between 1880 and 1936, the town was connected to Bellevue via the Chicago, St. Paul & Milwaukee Railroad Company. It was Iowa's last narrow gauge railroad with a gauge of 3'. The roadbed curves and grades were considered too extreme for conversion to standard gaug…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,159 to 2,386 (+11%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cascade yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cascade’s history is told.
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Cascade, decade by decade
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CommonsCascadeIowaPopPlot2021
CommonsThe Cascade Limestone Silo constructed by my ancestor2020
LOCA historic limestone silo, built in the 1930s2016
LOCBarn with a cupola near Cascade in Jones County, Iowa2016
LOCBarn with a cupola near Cascade in Jones County, Iowa2016
CommonsThe Sauser-Lane House2016
CommonsGhost sign2009
CommonsCascade Iowa2009
CommonsIAMap-doton-Cascade2004
CommonsCascadeIowaSunsetBallparkJuly42004A20041 historic place in Cascade
1 place in Cascade is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.