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Waterloo: Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum
Waterloo: Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, part of the Grout Museum District, Waterloo, Iowa.

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Waterloo, city, seat (1855) of Black Hawk county, northeastern Iowa, U.S., along both sides of the Cedar River, adjacent to Cedar Falls on the west. The site was first settled in 1845 as Prairie Rapids, and the name Waterloo was adopted in 1851. The town grew as a railroad division point and a regional trade centre. Waterloo’s industries include meatpacking and the manufacture of tractors and farm equipment, and each September the city hosts the National Cattle Congress. The Grout Museums include a museum of history and science, and the Rensselaer Russell House Museum (1861), a restored Victorian mansion, is ...(100 of 163 words)

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