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   History The city was founded in 1864 as a station stop on the Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad and was named after 19th century U.S. Congressman Oakes Ames of Massachusetts, who was influential in the building of the transcontinental railroad. Ames was founded by local resident Cynthia Olive Duff (née Kellogg) and railroad magnate John Insley Blair, near a location that was deemed favorable ...

   • Story County, Iowa

     Story County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa.As of the...

   • Ames National Laboratory

     Ames National Laboratory, formerly Ames Laboratory, is a...

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   Ames is a city in Iowa in the United States. In 2020 there were 66,427 people living in the city. It is was built between Skunk River and Squaw Creek, 35 miles north of the state capital, Des Moines. The town was first settled in 1864 as a railway town at a spot where the Skunk River could be crossed easily.

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   Weight - 612 pounds. Waist - 82 inches. Farwell T. Brown Photographic Archive Name and early industry Ames was named in honor of Oakes Ames, a congressman from Massachusetts with railroad interests. The name was proposed by industrialist and railroad magnate, John I. Blair, a friend and colleague of Mr. Ames. -Learn more- The first business in ...

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   Ames is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medicine colleges.

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   Ames History Museum. 416 Douglas Ave #101 Ames, IA 50010 (515) 232-2148 info@ameshistory.org

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   Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa.Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September 11, 1862, making ...

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   Where is Ames Iowa located?

   • Ames ( / eɪmz /) is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medicine colleges.

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   What is Ames Iowa known for?

   • Ames is home to the headquarters of the Iowa Department of Transportation. Ames is served by Mary Greeley Medical Center, a 220-bed regional referral hospital which is adjacent to McFarland Clinic PC, central Iowa's largest physician-owned multi-specialty clinic, and also Iowa Heart Center.

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   Why is Ames called Ames?

   • Ames was named in honor of Oakes Ames, a congressman from Massachusetts with railroad interests. The name was proposed by industrialist and railroad magnate, John I. Blair, a friend and colleague of Mr. Ames. - Learn more - The first business in Ames, begun in the summer of 1865, was operated out of the railroad depot.

   Facts about Ames Iowa | Ames History Museum

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   What newspaper is in Ames Iowa?

   • The Monitor made a very good appearance. The Aurora, a monthly paper, published at the Iowa Agricultural College, was commenced some fifteen years ago. Ames is a point of considerable railroad stir in freighting and passenger interest. It is surely a lively place when different passenger trains arrive in connection with each other.

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