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Swedesburg has a museum, the Swedish American Museum, which commemorates the community's Swedish heritage. It is housed in the former Farmers Union Exchange Building, a structure which dates from the 1920s.
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Swedesburg was originally built up chiefly by Swedish immigrants. They first arrived in the region in the 1860s after a wave of migration to the nearby
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in the 1950s, and reflects how the heritages of settlements such as Swedesburg were affected by the policies of Governor
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The History of Henry County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c
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Bryson, B. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Doubleday, pp.209-210,
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swedesburg, Iowa
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Swedesburg is in north central Henry County just west of
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Charles E. Hult House, Summer Kitchen and Wood Shed
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Census-designated place
Swedesburg, Iowa
Swedesburg is located in Iowa
Swedesburg is located in the United States
41°06′22″N 91°33′12″W / 41.10611°N 91.55333°W / 41.10611; -91.55333
Country
State
Iowa
County
Henry
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Henry County
Iowa
2020 census
US Route 218
Mount Pleasant
post office
ZIP code
Jefferson County
National Register of Historic Places
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church

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