Press ReleaseVisit the Iowa City Public Library for a Historical Tour of the Longfellow Neighborhood


Local history buff Tom Schulein will share the secrets of one of Iowa City’s oldest neighborhoods at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Longfellow-Poster Meeting Room A.

Schulein’s “Historical Tour of the Longfellow Neighborhood” presentation will include information and images about an 1855 railroad line, a Civil War camp, streetcars, Moffitt homes, and other historical places and events that make the Longfellow neighborhood rich in local history.

Sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center, this presentation is free and open to the public. It also will broadcast live on The Library Channel, Iowa City cable channel 10.

For more information, call the Library at (319) 356-5200.