Freeport, Iowa

Freeport is an unincorporated community in northeastern Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Freeport, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Freeport, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 43°18′08″N 91°44′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWinneshiek
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID456760

History

A post office was established in April 1854, and remained in operation until being discontinued in November 1905.[2]

Education

The community is within the Decorah Community School District.[3] Decorah High School in Decorah is the designated high school.

gollark: The predicted grades, personal statement and reference (sometimes interviews too) are quite <:bees:724389994663247974>ly subjective.
gollark: And there's a reference where someone from the school writes about how cool and good™ you are.
gollark: And there's a personal statement, where you talk about why you like the course and vaguely subject relevant stuff you did and also extracurricular things (??? - you're meant to somehow tie it to good qualities you have, like "good leadership ability" of something).
gollark: You apply with predicted A level grades, but you need to match/exceed whatever offer universities send you when the exams actually come around or you experience <:dodecahedron:724893894822854697>.
gollark: Actually, that probably *is* somewhat better than what the UK does?

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeport, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeport Post Office (historical)
  3. "Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Winneshiek County. December 2016. p. 91. Retrieved 2020-04-06. - (PDF p. 92/512) - Since Decorah CSD and North Winneshiek CSD are now in the same district, unincorporated places from both are included here.



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