ONLY - Location Named Primghar in the World - Primghar, Iowa
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wanderfish
N 43° 05.231 W 095° 37.448
15T E 286408 N 4773838
A sign in Primghar, IA that proclaims: 'PRIMGHAR' The Only Primghar in the World!
Waymark Code: WM17D30
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2023
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Primghar is a small town with a population of 896 according the 2020 US census.
Primghar was settled in the fall of 1872. Its name is an acronym derived from the names of eight early settlers who laid out the town. A poem celebrates their last names.
The only Primghar in the World
Pumphrey, the treasurer, drives the first nail
Roberts, the donor, is quick on the trail
Inman dips slightly, the first letter in,
McCormack adds M, which makes a full PRIM
Green, thinking of groceries, gives the G
Hayes drops the H without asking a fee,
Albright, the joker, with his jokes all at par
Rereick brings up the rear and crowns all
PRIMGHAR
Author unknown.
I have included a link to the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs: The Annals of Iowa - vol 31 / number 7 (winter 1953).
Page 542, the third paragraph speaks to the name Primghar and the claim of being the only.
I also could find no other Primghar in internet searches.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Sign
Location of coordinates: Parking lot of Cenex Gas Station
Web Site: [Web Link]
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