Hull, Iowa

Hull is a city in Iowa in the United States. The city began on May 15, 1886 and was first named Pattersonville after John G. Patterson.[1] The name changed one more time to Winland,[2][3] before it was named for John A. T. Hull, a U.S. Representative from Iowa.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names. University of Iowa Press. p. 112. ISBN 9781587297595.
  2. ↑ "Hull: Past, Present and Future". Newspapers.com. 25 October 1929. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Frazier, Joseph (2010). The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa. University of Iowa Press. p. 448. ISBN 9781587296635.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 163.
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