Map showing Lincoln, Iowa name change to Berlin during World War I

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Dublin Core

Title

Map showing Lincoln, Iowa name change to Berlin during World War I

Subject

World War I; Map; Toponymy; Anti-Germanism

Description

Portion of local electrical grid map for Pershing Park in Berlin, Iowa created in 1915. Notably, someone has scratched out "Lincoln" and penciled in "Berlin," demonstrating the pressures felt by German communities in the context of First-World-War anti-German sentiment.

Creator

A.A.

Publisher

Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City

Date

11/23/1915

Format

Electrical Grid Map

Language

English

Identifier

Folder: Lincoln, Iowa - 1909-1927, Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa

Coverage

1915; 1920; Berlin, Iowa; Lincoln, Iowa; Tama County