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Why is Onawa’s main street so wide?
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Why is Onawa’s main street so wide?

Bybrian.abeling August 18, 2021August 17, 2022

Onawa, Iowa has a really serious wide main street – but why? Answer: I did some digging and it seems that there isn’t one clear answer. Here are a few possibilities: The town originally thought the railroad would be coming through town and they planned to streets accordingly – but then the railroad never came….

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