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Siegel, Iowa

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The post office at Siegel was established on June 26, 1889 but was closed on September 15, 1900. However, a creamery and general store remained until the 1940s.
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who recruited hundreds of German-American soldiers for the Union Army during the
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Siegel was located on present-day Kildeer Avenue, one mile west of
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Siegel, Iowa is located in Iowa
Siegel, Iowa is located in the United States
42°49′44″N 92°21′25″W / 42.829°N 92.357°W / 42.829; -92.357
Country
State
Iowa
County
Bremer
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ghost town
Douglas Township
Bremer County
Iowa
United States
U.S. Route 63
Germans
Franz Sigel
American Civil War
Battle of Wilson's Creek
U.S. Grant
Army of the Potomac
St. John's United Church of Christ of Siegel
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Bremer County, Iowa

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