Waverly (Iowa)

Bremer County

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Waverly is a city in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Waverly is located in the heart of the Midwest in the north of the state on the banks of the Cedar River. It is the county seat of Bremer County. About 80 miles to the east flows the Mississippi.

History

As the first settlers of German immigrants Friedrich Kretz Maier was registered, this happened in 1852. At this time lived three Indian tribes in the area. 1853 Waverly was appointed chief town of Bremer County. The city rights were granted Waverly 1859. Approximately 60 percent of today's population is of German origin. The economic development of the city is based on agriculture, it is dominated by corn and soybean growing and fattening cattle. In Waverly, there are eleven churches of various denominations, but takes the Lutheran Church a special place.

Education

The Wartburg College in Waverly was founded in 1852 and is named after the Wartburg, a workplace Martin Luther in the German partner city of Eisenach. About 1450 students are enrolled in college each year, foreign students are increasingly discovering the benefits of a rural university town, the school is therefore very important as an economic factor for the city.

Culture and sights

The Bremer County Historical Museum and the Schield International Museum inform the regional history. Since 1992 there has been twinned with the German town of Eisenach, which is maintained through student exchange and participation in cultural events and anniversaries. Waverly has a variety of leisure and sporting activities. In the city's area is the Three Rivers Park, the South Riverside Park, Kohlmann Park and Cedar Bend Park.

Among the cultural highlights of the year include the events of the Waverly Midwest Horse Sale - the booked each to five days in March and October horse auction offers commercial event a broad cultural program.

Infrastructure

The city has a breakpoint at the Canadian National Railway and is served by the railway companies of the Grand Trunk Corporation, and is therefore in the clock transport of transcontinental rail network with the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes and the Canadian hinterland connected. The railroad was once important for the handling of livestock transports and for fertilizer and grain deliveries. There is also a regional airport on the outskirts.

Sons and daughters of the town

Michael Talbott, actor