Meanwhile, the Tipton & Stanwood RR, organized in 1858, had been unsuccessfully trying for years to connect with the Chicago Iowa & Nebraska RR, building from Clinton to Cedar Rapids. Landmarks include Cedar County, Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail and Hardacre Theatre. Tipton is the birthplace of Dick Dickinson, actor.
Tipton, Iowa gifts and souvenirs: 36 designs made from Tipton's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Tipton Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Tipton Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Tipton Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Tipton Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Tipton Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Tipton Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 3,221 → 2020: 3,149
From Wikidata (CC0).
Tipton was platted within Center Township in 1840 and was named for General John Tipton, a personal friend of the founder, Henry W. Higgins. The city was incorporated on January 27, 1857.
Tipton was continually bypassed by Iowa railroads, beginning with the collapse of the Lyons Iowa Central RR in 1854. The Iowa Southwestern RR, organized in 1870, planned to connect with the Chicago & North Western to the north but failed, even with the help of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy and considerable construction activity.
Meanwhile, the Tipton & Stanwood RR, organized in 1858, had been unsuccessfully trying for years to connect with the Chicago Iowa & Nebraska RR, building from Clinton to Cedar Rapids. The CI&N was, in fact, the road that had by the 1870s become the C&NW, 8.5 miles to the north of Tipton.
We have substantially concluded building the Tipton branch. Can you make the survey and estimates at once, or set somebody at it?
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Tipton, Iowa, revision 1379270431 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Tipton sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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11 free coloring pages of Tipton, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Tipton's population was 3,149 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 3,221 in 2010.
Hardacre Theatre
Cedar County
Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail
John Christian and Bertha Landrock Reichert House