The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Volga was founded by the Western Town Lot Company on December 27, 1879, by Col. Arthur Jacoby, who had platted the area in September of that year. It was originally named "Bandy Town" after the Bandy family, early settlers there. In December 1879, the railroad assigned it the name "Volga", either after the Volga River in Russia, or the town (and river) of Volga, Iowa. From November 1879 to May 1880, Volga was at the end of the railroad, which stimulated the settlement's growth. By 1881, there were around 400 inhabitants. By the next year, Volga had five general stores and two hardware stores, as well as two hotels and three lumber yards. By sometime in the early 1880s, there were four hotels, chief of which was the Farrington. The lumber yard owned by the Laird, Norton Company was closed in 1884.
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4 historic places in Volga
4 places in Volga 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 1977Henry-Martinson House
Listed 2000Volga Auditorium
Listed 2010John L. Hall HouseListed 2023Volga HospitalThen & now
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Stories next door
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