Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Notizen:
Wikipedia 2018:
Onawa is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Monona County. It is the largest town on the Iowa side of the Missouri River between Council Bluffs and Sioux City.
History:
Onawa was named for a character mentioned in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Onawa was platted in 1857, and the railway arrived to the city in 1867.
Onawa was the site of a POW camp for captured German soldiers, between 1944 and 1946. Historical documents indicate there were never more than 50 POWs in camp. A larger camp existed near the central Iowa town of Algona, and housed as many as 5,400 German POWs.
Onawa is known for having the widest main street in the continental United States.

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1 | ![]() | 7 Jun 1986 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA | I183089 |
2 | ![]() | 21 Feb 1967 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA | I183584 |
3 | ![]() | 8 Jun 1955 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA | I183583 |
4 | ![]() | 18 Apr 1928 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA | I183176 |
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1 | Harris / Yockey | 1 Jan 1896 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA | F66104 |
2 | Kilzer / Cain | 15 Sep 1928 | Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA | F61100 |