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Drawing of Western College,
founded in 1856; scanned from
"A.T. Andreas Illustrated Historical
Atlas of the State of Iowa", 1875.
Although the college is gone,
"Western" remains as an unincorporated
town west of Ely.

City of Ely

Genealogical Society of Linn County, Iowa

Linn County, Iowa GenWeb

US GenNet, Linn County, Iowa

State Historical Society of Iowa

Nation Czech and Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids

A History of College Community Schools (.pdf download)