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Cornell College

King Chapel

Photo of back of King Chapel Postcard

@ 1911. Back of King Chapel Postcard. “Dear Mr. and Mrs. Mc. C. We arrived … Read more …

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King Chapel

Photo of King Chapel Postcard

@ 1911. Postcard. Chapel, Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, Iowa. “Remember us to Mrs. Williams and … Read more …

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King Chapel

Photo of King Chapel

Chapel and Campus, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Postcard.

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King Chapel

Photo of the back of a King Chapel Postcard

September 16, 1910. 3 PM. Back of King Chapel Postcard. “how goes the battle Zeke? … Read more …

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King Chapel

Photo of King Chapel

September 16, 1910. 3 PM. Postcard. Chapel, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA. 2293. Pub. by … Read more …

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Armstrong Hall

Photo of Armstrong Hall Postcard

Armstrong Hall Postcard

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Brackett House

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Brackett House.  Photo taken 2017.

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Old Sem

Photo of building known as Old Sem at Cornell College

Old Sem at Cornell College @1853. Photo 2017 In the summer of 1852 work was … Read more …

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Cornell College Baseball Team

photo of Cornell College Baseball Team

Cornell College Students gather for a team photo

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Cornell College Student in Football Uniform

Cornell College Student in Football Uniform

Date @1905

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Unidentified Cornell Students

photo of Unidentified Cornell Students
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Unidentified Cornell Baseball Game

photo of Unidentified Cornell Baseball Game
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Gone but not Forgotten!According to The Centennial History of Mount Vernon Iowa "A mass meeting of citizens in 1902 decided that a new hotel was a most compelling need. Traffic along the Lincoln Highway was increasing, and it was felt that Mount Vernon should bid for patronage of the traveling public. A stock company was at once organized ; shares selling at $100 each." The Altoona Hotel was built on the current site of the Mount Vernon Visitors Center and was opened to guests in 1903. As transportation to Cedar Rapids was more easily available, Altoona Hotel/Hall took on different functions, including as an Army barracks in WWI and housing for Cornell students later. Altoona Hall was demolished in 1985. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Dr Luther L. and Susette E. (Baker) Pease house was built in the 1850s and resides at 600 1st Ave SE, which was known as "The Military Road." The house was added to the National Register in 2020. This house was built of locally manufactured brick by Henry and/or Albright. The lower front windows actually open as doorways. The original house had distinctive U-shaped brick corbels throughout. Only one such corbel still exists. A less ornate addition was added in 1866. Dr Luther L Pease was born in Massachusetts and moved to Ft Dodge in 1854, where he practiced medicine and served prominently in the City and County. Susette E. Baker Pease was born in New York. They married in 1861. During a run for State Senate in 1859, Dr. Pease was accused by the Ft Dodge Democratic newspaper of being an "out-and-out Abolitionist who desires the colored race placed on an equality with the white man." Luther and Susette moved to Mt Vernon in Late 1869 where they purchased a lot in Saxby's 2nd Addition to Mount Vernon. Shortly after they arrived, Luther was appointed as postmaster, and later as head of a "full ticket of prohibition temperance" the town elected Luther to be the City's first mayor. ... See MoreSee Less

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