Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is located in the central/eastern part of Iowa.
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa with a population of 126,326 residents (2010).
About Cedar Rapids
The City of Five Seasons. Cedar Rapids is the largest corn processing city in the world and the second largest producer of wind energy in the United States. According to Forbes Magazine, Cedar Rapids is one of the best places for business and careers.
To See And To Do In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids History Center
Downtown
Brucemore Museum
Visit a couple of the 74 parks.
Veterans Memorial Building
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
African American Museum of Iowa
History Of Cedar Rapids
In 1838, the first permanent settlers arrived. Cedar Rapids was incorporated in 1849. The city's determination to obtain a railroad connection around 1850 led to Cedar Rapids' role as a major Midwest industrial center. In 1869, the city got its first fire department. In 1871, The T.M. Sinclair Company started. It was one of the largest packing houses in the world. Cedar Rapids is still home to the largest cereal mill in the world, Quaker Oats, begun in Cedar Rapids in 1873. In 1880, Cedar Rapids built Greene's Opera House. In 1908, Cedar Rapids began development of its unique Municipal Island in the historic center of the city. The Cedar Rapids Gazette won a Pulitzer Prize in 1936. More than 300 City facilities were damaged by the Flood of 2008.
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