The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Prior to the city's formation, the area of Manning was a swampy region occasionally used by local Iowa people for hunting. There were no nearby rivers and few trees.
The Iowa Southwestern railroad was completed in 1880. Some yards and a depot were constructed at the future location of Manning in 1881. In the same year, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad constructed a road across Iowa, south of and parallel to, the Northwest. These railroads intersected at what is now Manning. Many of these railroads went directly through where the Manning Park currently is.
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Start Manning’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Manning’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Manning, decade by decade
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4 historic places in Manning
Manning has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 30 historic buildings, because Manning Commercial Historic District alone counts 26.
Where they are
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 (3), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.