Moingona, Iowa
Moingona is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
History
Moingona got its start in 1866, when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was extended to that point. The community derives its name from the Moingona Indians. A post office was established at Moingona in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.
Notable people
- Kate Shelley, a local heroine and namesake of the Kate Shelley High Bridge
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona, Iowa
- ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 103.
- ^ "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona Post Office (historical)
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