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== History == Ely was platted in June 1872 by T.M. Johnson. The town is named after John F. Ely, who was one of the pioneers of Linn county, a prominent railroad builder in the early days and one of the officers and stockholders of the [[Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RoEUAAAAYAAJ&dq=John+F.+Ely+Ely+Iowa&pg=PA584 |title=The History of Linn County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Linn County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &c. ... |date=1878 |publisher=Western historical Company |language=en}}</ref> After the railroad was established in town more buildings were erected including a warehouse by Andrew Fuhrmeister, a store building by Jerry Smith, a bar, and a drug and hardware store were also built as more and more people began moving into town.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RoEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA584 |title=The History of Linn County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c |publisher=Western Historical Company |year=1878 |pages=584}}</ref>
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