Old Peru, Iowa
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Old Peru, Iowa | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Iowa | |
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Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Madison |
Elevation | 1,122 ft (342 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
GNIS feature ID | 459832 |
Old Peru (also Peru, pronounced PEE-roo) is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,122 feet (342 m).[1] Although Old Peru is unincorporated, it once had a post office under the name of Peru; the office was established on 18 April 1853 and closed on 14 September 1903.[2] Even though the community's post office has been closed for over a century, ZIP Code 50222 is still reserved for Peru.[3]
Old Peru was laid out as a town in 1855, but it declined when the railroad missed it by a mile, and in 1887 the town of East Peru was founded on that line.[4]
The original (seedling) delicious apple tree grew in Peru.[5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Peru, Iowa
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peru Post Office
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://bestapples.com/varieties-information/varieties/
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