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Altoona is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States and is a part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,541 at the 2010 census. Altoona is home of Adventureland, an amusement park, Prairie Meadows, a horse racing track and casino, and a Bass Pro Shops retail store, the first one in central Iowa. ==History== Anthony Yant first settled in what is now Altoona in 1854, the same year that Gilbert T. Taylor settled there. The land was originally surveyed in 1847 and put up for sale by the US government in 1848, but it took six years to sell. After many different sales between different families the Davis family ended up with the land on February 1, 1868. The Davises hired surveyor Juian B. Bausman to lay out the city for them. He is also credited for giving the city the current name, Altoona. is named for the Latin word for "high," ''altus'', after surveyor Julian B. Bausman discovered that Altoona was the highest point on the Des Moines Valley Railroad between Des Moines and Keokuk. The plot was recorded on July 30, 1868 and the Post office opened the next day. When the Rock Island railroad came to Altoona in September of that year they referred to Altoona as Yant, the city's original name. Altoona was incorporated as a city on March 11, 1876. As well as serving as Altoona's first mayor Emory English was the town doctor and after the great train crash of 1877 English was the first doctor on the scene. Altoona’ second Mayor, Thomas Haines, is one of the best known mayors of Altoona, Haines operated the T.E. Haines tile and brick company. Hanes is best known for the land he donated to the City of Altoona to be used as a city park, which is known as Haines Park. The only other mayor of Altoona to have a park dedicated to him is Sam Wise. Wise brought advanced thinking, by paving the streets of Altoona, building a sewer system that was advanced for its time and allowed for future expansion and his dedication to Altoona’s parks lead to the city’s sports complex being named "Sam Wise Youth Complex." By the turn of the 20th century, Altoona could almost be classified as a coal camp. United Mine Workers of America Local 407 was organized in Altoona in 1897, and by 1902, it had 61 members. This is close to 20% of the population at the time.〔Trade Unions in Iowa – Table No. 1, Mine Workers of America, United, (Tenth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the State of Iowa, 1901–1902 ), Murphy, Des Moines, 1903; page 232.〕 On May 5, 2003, the Altoona City Council recognized the Altoona Area Historical Society as the City's official organization to collect, secure, and preserve the artifacts and records of the City of Altoona and surrounding areas. In 2011 the (Altoona Area Historical Society ) started major renovation work on interior of Altoona's oldest building. The building is now a museum open to the public. Museum hours are the second and fourth Sunday of every month from 2-4 pm. The museum is also open by appointment by contacting the Historical Society. In 2013, construction began for a new Facebook data center. Facebook asked local company RPM Access to build and operate a wind farm that will put more energy into the system than the data center will pull out. In 2014, plans were announced for a movie theater〔http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/new-business/2014/06/18/altoona-cinemark-movie-theater-adventureland-drive-prairie-meadows-racetrack-and-casino/10788789/〕 and a (high-end outlet mall ).〔http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/new-business/2014/04/13/altoona-outlet-mall-construction-begin/7648051/〕 Breaking ground for the movie theater will begin in 2014 while mall construction will begin in 2015.〔http://theshoppesatprairiecrossing.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Altoona, Iowa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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