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City of Columbus Junction, Iowa

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Louisa County Fair
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History                                                                                  

 

 

Columbus Junction was established in 1874 at the confluence of the Iowa and Cedar Rivers; it was originally called Sand Bank. The town was laid out March 1, 1870 by J.W. Garner and the plat was recorded on March 12, 1870. The first lots were sold to George Jamison. A swinging bridge, first built in 1886 to cross a deep ravine between Third and Fourth streets, is the most notable and unusual attraction in Columbus Junction. Columbus Junction is also the home of one of the oldest county fairs in the state.

 

 The Swinging Bridge, Columbus Junction

New Iowan Civic Center

232 - 2nd Street

Columbus Junction, IA. 52738

(319) 728-7971

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