Editing Britt, Iowa (section)

==History==
A train depot was built at Britt in 1870, with tracks running from east to west through the town.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofkossuth00unio | title=History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa | publisher=Union Publishing Company | year=1884 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofkossuth00unio/page/658 658]}}</ref> The first train line running through the town was the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul]] line, followed by the [[Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad|Iowa, Chicago and Eastern]] line. As of 2019, the [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]] Railway runs through the town, mostly carrying grain.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/last-great-american-hobos-180971913/|title=The Last of the Great American Hobos|last=MacGregor|first=Jeff|date=May 2019|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref>

Britt was [[plat]]ted in 1878.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TncUAAAAYAAJ | title=History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa | publisher=Pioneer Publishing Company | year=1917 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TncUAAAAYAAJ/page/n322 276]}}</ref> It is believed to be named for a railroad engineer or brakeman.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7188 |title= Profile for Britt, Iowa, IA|publisher= ePodunk|accessdate= September 2, 2012}}</ref> Britt was incorporated as a city on June 23, 1881.

[[Hobo]]s have convened in Britt since 1900 for the [[National Hobo Convention]], which celebrates the history of hobos and their way of life through contests, craft shows, communal eating, and a [[parade]].<ref name=":0" />