Editing Marshalltown, Iowa (section)

==History==
Henry Anson was the first European settler in what is now called Marshalltown. In April 1851, Anson found what he described as “the prettiest place in Iowa.”<ref>{{cite web | title = History | publisher = Marshalltown Iowa Community Link | url = http://communitylink.com/us/ia/marshalltown/profile/history.htm | access-date = 2010-12-13 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718075045/http://communitylink.com/us/ia/marshalltown/profile/history.htm | archive-date = 2011-07-18 }}</ref> On a high point between the [[Iowa River]] and Linn Creek, Anson built a log cabin. A plaque at 112 West Main Street marks the site of the cabin.<ref>{{cite web | title = Henry Anson| publisher = Anson Elementary School | url = http://www.marshalltown.k12.ia.us/anson/history.html| access-date = 2010-12-13 }}</ref> In 1853 Anson named the town Marshall, after [[Marshall, Michigan]], a former residence of his.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA99|year=1908|page=99}}</ref>

The town became Marshalltown in 1862 because another Marshall already existed in [[Henry County, Iowa|Henry County]] (In 1880, Marshall's name changed to [[Wayland, Iowa|Wayland]]). With the help of [[Potawatomi]] chief Johnny Green, Anson persuaded early settlers to stay in the area. In the mid-1850s, Anson donated land for a county courthouse. Residents donated money for the building's construction. 

In 1863 the title of [[county seat]] transferred from the village of Marietta to Marshalltown. This event was the result of a considerable amount of political wrangling bordering on warfare. The determining factor was the location of the east/west railroad across Iowa and the winning company was the [[Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad|Cedar Rapics & Missouri River]] railroad under lease by the pioneer parent of the [[Chicago and North Western Railway|Chicago Northwestern Railway]]. <ref>https://archive.org/details/historyofmarshal00west/page/410/mode/2up?view=theater</ref>

The young town then began growing. By 1900, Marshalltown had 10,000 residents. Many industries began developing in Marshalltown, like [[Fisher Controls]], [[Lennox International]] and [[Marshalltown Company]].

Marshalltown plays a small but significant role in the life of Ebe Dolliver, a main character in MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Andersonville" (1955).

===Baseball===
[[Cap Anson|Adrian Constantine "Cap" Anson]], son of Henry and Jennette Anson, was the first European child born in the new pioneer town and is today known as Marshalltown's “first son.” Adrian became a [[Major League Baseball]] player and was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939|1939]]. He was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game.<ref name="SABR">{{Cite web | title = Cap Anson | work = Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Biography Project | url = http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1257&pid=305 | access-date = 2008-01-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120107015052/http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1257&pid=305 | archive-date = 2012-01-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

[[File:Adrian "Cap" Anson, first baseman, Chicago White Stockings, 1887.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Adrian Cap Anson]]
Baseball steadily became popular as Marshalltown grew in the mid-1800s. Adrian's brother Sturgis also became a talented baseball player and both went to play on intra-school teams at the [[University of Notre Dame]]. Both later returned to Marshalltown to play baseball for the town team. Along with their father Henry, the town's founder, they put together a team and became the most prominent team in the state of [[Iowa]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The First Son| publisher = Cap Chronicled| url = http://capanson.com/chapter1.html|access-date = 2011-02-19 }}</ref> The Marshalltown team, with Henry Anson at third base, Adrian's brother Sturgis in center field, and Adrian at second base, won the Iowa state championship in 1868. In 1870 Marshalltown played an exhibition game with the talented [[Rockford Forest Citys]]. Although Marshalltown lost the game, Rockford's management offered contracts to all three of the Ansons. Adrian accepted the contract, which began his professional career in baseball in 1871.

Baseball continued its popularity in Marshalltown. In the early 1880s [[Billy Sunday]] played for the town baseball team.<ref name="irfphbeBSunday">{{cite book|last=Firstenberger|first=William Andrew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbW_Z8w2b3kC&q=marshalltown&pg=PA139 |title=In rare form: a pictorial history of baseball evangelist Billy Sunday|publisher=University of Iowa Press|year=2005|isbn=0-87745-959-2|pages=12|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref> In 1882, with Sunday in [[left fielder|left field]], the Marshalltown team defeated the state champion [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] team 13–4.<ref name="Dorsett, 15; Knickerbocker, 26-7">Dorsett, 15; Knickerbocker, 26-7.</ref> Marshalltown later formed a [[Minor league baseball|minor league]] team naming it after the Anson family, the [[Marshalltown Ansons]]. From 1914 to 1928 the team played in the [[Central Association]] and [[Mississippi Valley League]].

===Natural disasters===
====Tornado history====
[[File:MarshalltownEF3-2018.jpg|thumb|left|Major structural damage in downtown Marshalltown, Iowa, as a result of an EF3 tornado in July 2018.]]
On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–30, 1961|April 23, 1961]], the south side of town was hit by an [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–30, 1961#Marshalltown–Vinton–Center Point–Monticello, Iowa|F3 tornado]]. It damaged numerous structures in the area, causing $1&nbsp;million (1961&nbsp;USD) in the town alone. It killed one person and injured&nbsp;12.<ref name="Tornado1">{{cite report |title=Storm Data Publication {{!}} IPS {{!}} National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/sd/sd.html |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |accessdate=23 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Iowa F3 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610423.19.3 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |accessdate=24 July 2020}}{{cite report |title=Iowa Event Report: F3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10015916 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |accessdate=24 July 2020}}{{cite report |title=Iowa Event Report: F3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10015919 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref> Marshalltown would be hit again on July&nbsp;19, 2018, when another [[Iowa tornado outbreak of July 2018|EF3 tornado]] with peak winds of 145&nbsp;mph moved directly through downtown at 4:37&nbsp;p.m. local time. It destroyed the spire from the top of the courthouse, while heavily damaging or destroying several homes, businesses, and historic downtown buildings. It was on the ground for 23&nbsp;minutes along a {{convert|8.41|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} path of destruction up to {{convert|1200|yd|m}} wide. Although there were no fatalities, 23&nbsp;people were injured.<ref name="Tornado2">{{cite report |title=Iowa Event Report: EF3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=766075 |website=National Centers for Environmental Information |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=15 February 2021}}{{cite news |title="It's right over us": Tornadoes strike parts of Iowa, injuring several, leaving path of destruction |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-city-tornado-marshalltown-pella-bondurant-latest-forecast-storm-path-2018-07-19/ |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>

====2020 derecho====
{{main|August 2020 Midwest derecho}}
On August 10, 2020, Marshalltown was hit by a powerful [[derecho]], which caused extensive damage throughout the city. Over a hundred cars parked near a factory had their windows blown out. Reports described {{convert|99|mph|km/h+m/s|abbr=off|sigfig=2|sp=us}} winds, roofs being ripped off, and loose wood debris embedded in the sides of buildings.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Midwest Derecho Causes Widespread Damage; More Than 1 Million Homes and Businesses Lose Power|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-10-midwest-derecho-impacts|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The Weather Channel|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811004242/https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-10-midwest-derecho-impacts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Joens|first1=Philip|last2=Sahouri|first2=Andrea May|last3=Eller|first3=Donnelle|date=2020-08-10|title=Derecho sends straight-line winds through Iowa, leaving hundreds of thousands without power|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/08/10/iowa-weather-rare-derecho-leaves-damage-power-outages-across-state-national-weather-service/3337658001/|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Des Moines Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradstream|first=Lana|date=2020-08-11|title=Storm unleashes fury on Marshalltown|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/08/storm-unleashes-fury-on-marshalltown/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815203850/https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/08/storm-unleashes-fury-on-marshalltown/|archive-date=August 15, 2020|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Times-Republican}}</ref> One week after the storm, nearly 7,000 residents of the city were still waiting for power restoration; 99 percent restoration was achieved on August 23.<ref name=":39">{{Cite web|date=23 Aug 2020|title=Alliant Energy on Twitter: "Progress continues. 99% of our customers impacted by #StormDerecho on Aug. 10 have power available again. Fewer than 1,000 are without service at this time – and we are committed to getting power restored for all. Thank you for your ongoing patience and support. #IowaStrong t.co/42TjkjXyyi" / Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/alliantenergy/status/1297622242113839105|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823195100/https://twitter.com/alliantenergy/status/1297622242113839105|archive-date=August 23, 2020|access-date=2020-08-24|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=James|first=Kayla|date=2020-08-18|title=One week after derecho, thousands still wait for power in Marshalltown|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/one-week-after-derecho-thousands-still-wait-for-power-in-marshalltown/33628861|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818221935/https://www.kcci.com/article/one-week-after-derecho-thousands-still-wait-for-power-in-marshalltown/33628861|archive-date=August 18, 2020|access-date=2020-08-27|website=KCCI}}</ref> The damage to public parks in the city and surrounding [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]] was "extensive", particularly to trees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rohlfing|first=Noah|date=19 Aug 2020|title='Extensive' derecho damage big setback for Conservation Board|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/08/extensive-derecho-damage-big-setback-for-conservation-board/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=timesrepublican.com}}</ref>

===Immigration===
Marshalltown's Hispanic population in particular boomed in the 1990s and 2000s with immigrants mostly from Mexico, just like in many other Midwestern towns with meat-packing plants.<ref>{{cite web|date=2013|title=Midwest: Hispanic Migrants - Rural Migration News {{!}} Migration Dialogue|url=https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=1728|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Rural Migration News|language=en}}</ref> Another smaller wave of Burmese refugees later arrived in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Refugees happy in Marshalltown|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2015/11/refugees-happy-in-marshalltown/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=timesrepublican.com/|language=en-US}}</ref>

Federal law enforcement have twice raided the Swift & Company (now [[JBS USA|JBS]]) meatpacking plant, first in 1996 and again in [[Swift raids|2006]], arresting suspected undocumented immigrants for alleged identity theft.<ref name=":10">{{cite web|title=Talk of immigration raids a concern for some local officials|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2019/07/talk-of-immigration-raids-a-concern-for-some-local-officials/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=timesrepublican.com/|language=en-US}}</ref> One study estimated the 2006 raid caused a 6-month to 1-year economic recession in the area.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Flora|first1=Jan|last2=Prado-Meza|first2=Claudia|last3=Lewis|first3=Hannah|date=2011|title=After the Raid Is Over: Marshalltown, Iowa, and the Consequences of Worksite Enforcement Raids|url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/Marshalltown_Raid_012511.pdf|journal=Immigration Policy Center Special Report}}</ref> Explaining the 2006 raid's effect on the community, Police Chief Michael Tupper told [[The Washington Post]] in 2018 that “I think that there’s just a lot of fear that it could happen again. It was a very traumatic experience for our community. Not just for the families and people that were directly impacted, but for our school system, for our local economy, for our community as a whole. It was, in many ways, a devastating experience.”<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranish|first=Michael|date=2018|title=Whitaker's role in 2006 immigration raid foreshadowed aggressive stance as acting attorney general|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitakers-role-in-2006-immigration-raid-foreshadowed-aggressive-stance-as-acting-attorney-general/2018/12/29/6836395e-f4e0-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>