Winterset (United States)

Type: City

Name: Winterset (United States)

Latitude: 41.330799

Longitude: -94.013802

population: 4,730

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

SPTC now 56 years

Old-timers like myself may probably remember a few world events of 1957. That was the year when President Dwight Eisenhower sent 1,000 Army paratroopers to Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, to remove the National Guard which was under the control of segregationist ... [Published Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - May 18 2013]

Entities: Calabash, Barbados, Guyana

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Stagecoach routes used in Warren County until 1870s

Stagecoach lines began in Iowa in the 1830s and continued until sometime in 1870s. The last stage left Des Moines for Indianola on July 1, 1870, but routes were still in use in Warren County after that date.Since the eastern part of the county developed ... [Published Des Moines Register - May 03 2013]

Entities: Liberty Center (United States), Des Moines (Iowa, United States), Winterset (United States), Seven Mile (United States), Post Office

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Proposal to twin Cong with John Wayne's hometown

John Wayne - 'The Duke'MOVES are gathering pace to twin Cong, with the town of Winterset, Iowa, in the United States, where John Wayne was born.The proposal is understood to have met with the approval of screen legend Maureen O’Hara who considered Wayne, ... [Published Connaught Telegraph - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: John Wayne, Winterset (United States), Maureen O'Hara, Iowa (United States)

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John Wayne - "The Duke'MOVES are gathering pace to twin Cong, with the town of Winterset, Iowa, in the United States, where John Wayne was born."

Proposal to twin Cong with John Wayne's hometown [Published Connaught Telegraph - Apr 30 2013]

...We would camp for a week and do nothing but tube every day, eat ice cream and hamburgers," she said. "It was the best vacation and you came back and you felt relaxed. But we didn't get to see anything that was different."

Family finishes, reflects on quest to visit all 50 states [Published Indiana Gazette - Sep 05 2012]