The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1882, the Burlington and Western Railway a narrow gauge line, and its competitor, the Iowa Central Railway, built competing east–west lines through the area. These crossed the Rock Island tracks here, so it was a natural location for a station and town.
Hedrick was incorporated on April 23, 1883. It was named for General Hedrick.
The Burlington and Western was widened to standard gauge in 1902 and merged into the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy a year later. The Minneapolis and St. Louis took over the Iowa Central around the same time, and the Burlington line was abandoned in 1934.
By 1991 several businesses in the community's main street closed, and the economy had declined. The school serving the town closed that year.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hedrick’s history is told.
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Nothing in Hedrick is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hedrick has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hayesville Independent School in Hayesville, 7.1 miles away.
Hedrick and the nearest listed places
Closest to Hedrick
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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