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Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Cedar Rapids is the county seat of Linn County, which was establised on December 21, 1837. The county was named for Lewis Fields Linn (1795-1843) who was a Senator from Missouri who was involved in the creation of the Wisconsin Territory. The first county seat was established in Marion in 1839. In 1919, the county seat was moved from Marion to Cedar Rapids. Both Marion and Cedar Rapids received Carnegie grants.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 201-203.)
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