Site of First House Built in West Ames

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Site of first house built in west ames, circa 1856 - 1858, home of Washington J. Graham, Recipient of a U.S. Government Land Patent in 1855. He was influential in acquiring land for the Iowa Agricultural Collect & Model Farm, now Iowa State University.

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DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:4020:1220:54
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4016:0216:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

42.02261, -93.65410

Elevation 292 m (modelled from terrain)

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