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Doon is a city in Lyon County, Iowa, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. The BNSF, or Burlington, Northern & Santa Fe Railway, passes through Doon, which hosts the annual Railroad Days Festival.
History
Located on a plateau on the eastern bank of the Rock River, the city was named after the River Doon, made famous as the subject of Robert Burns' poem, Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon. Founded by G. W. Bowers and A. H. Davison on September 6, 1889, the railway town was connected first by the Rock Valley Railway, followed by the Iowa & Dakota Railroad. The city was incorporated on March 8, 1892.
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Birth | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Tammes, Ben H. | Friday 29 January 1904 | Doon, Lyon County, Iowa, USA | I350485 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Death | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | van Grootheest, Hendrika | Wednesday 12 April 1972 | Doon, Lyon County, Iowa, USA | I314713 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
2 | Nijmeijer, Wubbe | Sunday 20 September 1970 | Doon, Lyon County, Iowa, USA | I314703 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Burial | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Lingbeek, Haijo | Tuesday 13 February 1945 | Doon, Lyon County, Iowa, USA | I357516 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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