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Correctionville! How did it get its name? Correctionville-the city with the longest single name in Iowa-was named for the correction line which forms Fifth Street through the heart of the business district. Surveyors, in making land divisions, used correction lines. Since the world is round, every land division from North to South cannot be the same size because the earth curves toward the top. To allow for this, East/West correction lines were established; adjustments were made along those lines to make all land parcels nearly equal in size. About the Jog In Correctionville, each North/South Street is adjusted at the Fifth Street correction line, creating a "jog". You cannot drive through our city, from North to South, without "jogging" at the correction line. Our main "jog" is at the heart of town (Fifth and Driftwood) where three townships meet.
At the City of Correctionville we will always be striving to provide up-to-date information on city services and how we are working to enhance your quality of life. Check back often for updates on park and recreation activities, latest action of the City Council, city news, and other areas of interest. If you find there is information missing from our site or that it is hard to find, please contact Carla Mathers in our City Clerk's office. Your comments will be important to our continued development of this website. According to our City Code: 3-11-3 DUTY OF OWNER TO CUT OR DESTROY. The owner or owners of each lot and parcel of ground within the corporate limits of the City shall cut or destroy before they bloom or seed and in any event, by the 15th day of the months of May, June, July, August, September and October, respectively, of each year all weeds as defined above.
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