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Whittier, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°05′41″N 91°27′46″W / 42.09472°N 91.46278°W / 42.09472; -91.46278
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Whittier, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Whittier is located in Iowa
Whittier
Whittier
Location in Iowa
Whittier is located in the United States
Whittier
Whittier
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°05′41″N 91°27′46″W / 42.09472°N 91.46278°W / 42.09472; -91.46278
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLinn
TownshipBrown
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code319
GNIS feature ID463015

Whittier is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersections of County Roads X20 and E34 south of Waubeek and west of Viola, at 42.092976N, -91.462973W.[1]

History

Whittier was founded as a Quaker community, and was named after Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier. The Whittier Friends Meeting House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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