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Wald is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
Wald was originally called Walden.[2] The community was named for W. D. Walden, a railroad employee.[2] A post office was established at Wald in 1896 and closed in 1898.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wald, Iowa
- ^ a b Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 135.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wald Post Office (historical)
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