Traer Public Library
Location
Current street address: 531 Second St. Traer, IA 50675
Carnegie address: 531 Second St. Traer, IA 50675
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: June 11, 19141
Amount of Grant: $8,000.00 (initial) + $2,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Friday, March 31, 1916, Library, evening2
Carnegie Correspondent: R. Dennis
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Marion Hutt2
Architect: J. G. Ralston, Waterloo
Contractor: C.T. Ennis, Toledo
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Town & County
City: Traer
County: Tama County
Population in 1900: 1,458
Population in 2010: 1,703
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 451.
Thirteenth Census of the United States — 1910. 1,283 population.
Traer is a town in Tama County, which was established on February 17, 1843. The name of the county was derived from a name related to the Fox Tribe, although the specific source is unclear. In 1853, the county seat was situated at Toledo. Tama County received two Carnegie grants for the towns of Traer and Tama.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 298.)
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