HICKS

NAME: Hicks COUNTY: Black Hawk ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: snow in winter, warm in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: summer

COMMENTS: Located in Lincoln Township (Black Hawk County) about 2 miles south and 4 miles west of Hudson. Two lines of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad (both now abandoned) intersected here. The old wagon road from Waterloo to Eldora passed nearby. What went wrong? REMAINS: Only one building is shown on the USGS map: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=15&n=4690298&e=538531&s=25&size=l

Several sources mention Hicks and other ghost towns in Black Hawk County, IA. A book describing these sites was supposedly published in late 2000. Here are two links: http://www.wcfcourier.com/metro2000/000804man.html http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eiablackh/1900.html Submitted by: Dennis Swanson

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