Straight from the Desk of Dennis Voy @ KMAQ Radio Station Downtown Maquoketa Iowa
Friday, January 17, 2014
AN OLD BUILDING LIVES ON
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Dennis Voy
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1/17/2014 09:28:00 AM
I CUT THIS PHOTO FROM THIS WEEK'S BELLEVUE HERALD-LEADER. MAQUOKETA IS THE COUNTY SEAT OF JACKSON COUNTY, BUT WAY BACK,
IT WAS ALSO AT BELLEVUE AND ANDREW. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1848. A PORTION WAS FOR THE COURTHOUSE AND ANOTHER PORTION FOR A SCHOOL. IT IS STILL IN USE TODAY. IT PROBABLY IS THE OLDEST SCHOOL BUILDING IN IOWA. AS YOU DRIVE IN TO TOWN FROM MAQUOKETA, SLOW DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK. 166 YEARS OLD AND STILL IN USE. WHEN CONSTRUCTED, IT DID HAVE A CUPOLA AND IT WAS REMOVED AROUND 1950. IT ANNUALLY NEEDS REPAIRS OF COURSE, BUT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DISCONTINUE USING IT. DAVID NAMANNY,
THE NEW EDITOR OF THE PAPER, HAS A GOOD STORY WITH THE PHOTO. HE HAS BEEN DOING LOTS OF INTERESTING STORIES SINCE HE ARRIVED.
GOOD PAPER!
DENNIS VOY
IT WAS ALSO AT BELLEVUE AND ANDREW. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1848. A PORTION WAS FOR THE COURTHOUSE AND ANOTHER PORTION FOR A SCHOOL. IT IS STILL IN USE TODAY. IT PROBABLY IS THE OLDEST SCHOOL BUILDING IN IOWA. AS YOU DRIVE IN TO TOWN FROM MAQUOKETA, SLOW DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK. 166 YEARS OLD AND STILL IN USE. WHEN CONSTRUCTED, IT DID HAVE A CUPOLA AND IT WAS REMOVED AROUND 1950. IT ANNUALLY NEEDS REPAIRS OF COURSE, BUT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DISCONTINUE USING IT. DAVID NAMANNY,
THE NEW EDITOR OF THE PAPER, HAS A GOOD STORY WITH THE PHOTO. HE HAS BEEN DOING LOTS OF INTERESTING STORIES SINCE HE ARRIVED.
GOOD PAPER!
DENNIS VOY
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