Midway, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 95°43′44″W / 42.37083°N 95.72889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Woodbury |
Elevation | 1,457 ft (444 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 464116 [1] |
Midway is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Midway is located on County Highway D38, 7.15 miles (11.51 km) east of Anthon. [2]
Midway was once home to schools, St. Paul's Church, a post office, and a number of businesses. The post office at Midway operated from 1890 to 1907. [3]
The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Midway was founded on July 3, 1892, when seven families began having services at the Midway District #2 school. The first church building was constructed in 1898. By 1912, the church had 582 baptized members. After a lightning strike in 1919, the original church building was replaced in 1920. A larger church replaced the 1920 church in 1959. St. Paul's of Midway celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2017. [4]
The Midway Independent School District, which operated as a one-room schoolhouse, was slated to close in 1963, [5] but was still operating in 1967. [6]
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