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From: Karen Uphoff <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Eldora, Iowa
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 09:11:38 -0600
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Jane you may want to look at this....

http://www.co.hardin.ia.us/history.html

Karen Uphoff

Jane Thompson wrote:

> Does anyone know how the town of Eldora got it's name?
> My oral family history is that it was named after a woman relative named Elnora, but was misspelled to Eldora. So far I have found these oral histories to be more true than false (maybe need a little adjusting!).
> Thanks in advance.
> Jane
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• [IOWA] Eldora, Iowa by "Jane Thompson" <>

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