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Cedar Rapids

Iowa, United States

city, seat (1919) of Linn county, east-central Iowa, U.S. It lies astride the Cedar River adjacent to the cities of Marion (northeast) and Hiawatha (north), about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Iowa City. The east bank, settled in the late 1830s and surveyed in 1841, was called Rapids City for the rapids that supplied abundant waterpower. It was renamed when incorporated as a town in 1849. With the advent of the railroads in 1859, it developed as a grain and livestock market. Kingston (on the west bank) was annexed in 1870, and Kenwood Park was added in 1926.

The economy, now well diversified, is based on agricultural and related industries (cereals, packaged meats, farm implements, stock feeds, and milk-processing machinery) and the manufacture of electronic equipment. May's Island (or Municipal Island) in the river's main channel is the hub of the city's civic plan. Cedar Rapids is the home of Coe College (1851), Mt. Mercy College (1928), and Kirkwood Community College (1966). Notable attractions include the Masonic Library and Museum (1845), which houses one of the largest collections of Masonic material in the world; Brucemore, a Queen Anne-style mansion (1886), where guided tours are given; the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, featuring primarily midwestern regionalists; and the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, which displays artifacts from the many central European settlers who came to the area. Nearby are several state parks: Pleasant Creek (northwest), Wapsipinicon (northeast), Palisades Kepler (southeast), and Lake Macbride (south). Inc. town, 1849; city, 1856. Pop. (1990) city, 108,751; Cedar Rapids MSA, 168,767; (2000) city, 120,758; Cedar Rapids MSA, 191,701.

词条	Cedar Rapids
释义	Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States city, seat (1919) of Linn county, east-central Iowa, U.S. It lies astride the Cedar River adjacent to the cities of Marion (northeast) and Hiawatha (north), about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Iowa City. The east bank, settled in the late 1830s and surveyed in 1841, was called Rapids City for the rapids that supplied abundant waterpower. It was renamed when incorporated as a town in 1849. With the advent of the railroads in 1859, it developed as a grain and livestock market. Kingston (on the west bank) was annexed in 1870, and Kenwood Park was added in 1926. The economy, now well diversified, is based on agricultural and related industries (cereals, packaged meats, farm implements, stock feeds, and milk-processing machinery) and the manufacture of electronic equipment. May's Island (or Municipal Island) in the river's main channel is the hub of the city's civic plan. Cedar Rapids is the home of Coe College (1851), Mt. Mercy College (1928), and Kirkwood Community College (1966). Notable attractions include the Masonic Library and Museum (1845), which houses one of the largest collections of Masonic material in the world; Brucemore, a Queen Anne-style mansion (1886), where guided tours are given; the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, featuring primarily midwestern regionalists; and the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, which displays artifacts from the many central European settlers who came to the area. Nearby are several state parks: Pleasant Creek (northwest), Wapsipinicon (northeast), Palisades Kepler (southeast), and Lake Macbride (south). Inc. town, 1849; city, 1856. Pop. (1990) city, 108,751; Cedar Rapids MSA, 168,767; (2000) city, 120,758; Cedar Rapids MSA, 191,701.
随便看	John Jacob Astor Astor, 1st Baron John Jacob Niles John Jakob Raskob John James Audubon John Jay John Jay Chapman John J(ay) McCloy John J. Crittenden John Jebb John Jenkins John Jeremiah Bigsby John Jewel John J. Flanagan John Joly John Jones John Joseph Cardinal O'Connor John J Pershing John, Jr. Drew John, Jr. Eaton John, Jr. Held John Kane John Kay John Keats John Keble John Kells Ingram