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Widest Main Street U.S.A

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Stock #:338614
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Onawa
State: Iowa (IA)
County: Monona
Postmark: 1987 Jul-23
Postmark City: Sioux City
Postmark State: IA
Stamp: 2c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Onawa, county seat of Monona County, was founded in 1857. The city main thoroughfare 150 ft. wide claimed to be "the widest main street in the U.S.A." The name "Onawa" meaning "awake" was taken from an old Indian love song forming a part of Longfellow's "Hiawatha"

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