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ATLANTIC , a See also:city and the See also:county-seat of See also:Cass county, See also:Iowa, U.S.A., on See also:East Nishnabatna See also:river, about 8o m . W. by S. of See also:Des Moines . Pop . (1890) 4351; (1900) 5046; (1905, See also:state See also:census) 518o (625 See also:foreign-See also:born); (191o) 456o . It is served by the See also:Chicago, See also:Rock See also:Island & Pacific railway, and by an inter-See also:urban electric See also:line connecting with Elkhorn and Kimballton, and is the See also:trade centre of a See also:fine agricultural See also:country; among its manufactures are See also:machine-See also:shop products, canned See also:corn, See also:flour, umbrellas, drugs and bricks . The See also:municipality owns the See also:water-See also:works and electric-See also:lighting plant . Atlantic was chartered as a city in 1869 . |
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