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Clinton (Iowa)
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Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,469 as of 2020. Clinton, along with DeWitt (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the sixth governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is coterminous with Clinton County. Clinton was incorporated on January 26, 1857.
Elijah Buell was among the first settlers in the Clinton area, established the town of Lyons in 1837. Lyons named after the French city eventually grew and merged into the City of Clinton. Clinton was platted as the town of New York in 1836 by Joseph Bartlett, who was looking for gold deposits in the area.
In 1855, the Chicago, Iowa, Nebraska Railroad announced it would cross the river at Little Rock Island. The Iowa Land Company named it Clinton, in honor of DeWitt Clinton, a general city charter was adopted in 1857.
Clinton's population grew to over 1,000 as construction of the bridge continued. In 1859, the railroad line was completed to Cedar Rapids. The original single-track railroad bridge was replaced by a double-track bridge that was completed in 1909. Between the 1850s and 1900, the cities of Lyons and Clinton quickly became centers of the lumber industry and were regarded as the "Lumber Capital of the World." In the 1880s and 1890s, Clinton boasted more millionaires per capita than any other city in the nation.
In 1895, the town of Lyons officially merged with the City of Clinton.
By the end of 1900, the northern forests were depleted. The sawmills closed, but the railroad and river, providing economical transportation in all directions, attracted manufacturing and heavy industry. The city still boasts a number of magnificent Victorian mansions built during that time. The George M. Curtis House being among them.
In 1925, Eagle Point Park is acquired as part of the Clinton Park System
In 1956, the Gateway Bridge (Illinois-Iowa) was opened.
In 1965, the Mississippi River crested at 24.85 feet.
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