Township in Iowa, USA
Kedron Township is a township in Woodbury County , Iowa , United States .[ 1]
Details
Discord is a former unincorporated community in Kedron Township.[ 2] A post office was established at Discord in 1870, and remained in operation until 1884.[ 3] [ 4]
The origin of the name "Discord" is obscure.[ 5] Discord has been called the "best representation of complete abandonment [in the area] now marked only by a sign."[ 6]
References
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
^ "Woodbury County" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
^ Cities in Woodbury County past and present , Sioux City Journal ; (26 June 2003)
^ "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier" . Moville Record . October 16, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
^ Holcomb, Jason P.; Frederic, Paul; Brunn, Stanley D. (2020). "A Visual Typology of Abandonment in Rural America: From End-of-Life to Treading Water, Recycling, Renaissance, and Revival" . Land . 9 (3): 94. doi :10.3390/land9030094 .
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