Ireton (Iowa)

Sioux County

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Ireton is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, in the United States. In 2000, the population was 585 inhabitants.

Geography

The town lies in a valley, from which a river in the Big Sioux River flows.

The city has an area of ​​2.6 km ², which is made entirely of land.

History

The city Ireton in Reading Township, Iowa was founded in 1882. The area was chosen because of a railroad near. She was a part of several English settlements, including Alton Le Mars and Hospers. 1890, the city was declared independent. They supplied the local farmers with general stores, horseshoe forging and equipment shops. Furthermore, there was a place that could be transported from the crops by rail from the. Even after the railroad was removed, there were several harvest shops and many different associated with agriculture stores.

The town was named after Henry Ireton, who served in the English Civil War under Oliver Cromwell. In addition, he was Cromwell's son-in.

The original inhabitants of Ireton were mainly British and Irish. Later, when the larger Dutch settlements was founded in Sioux Center and Orange City, more and more Dutch people came to Ireton.

Many of the original inhabitants of Ireton were veterans and their sons from the Civil War. There is an old military road which runs close to the city. There were several soldiers who died on that path, and were buried in a cemetery, which was located near a hill the road. The Iretonfriedhof was applied to these graves and now also contains a bronze statue of a soldier looking to the south in order to remember the veterans.