Link-Belt Company In 1874, William Dana Ewart, an Iowa agricultural tool dealer, patented his idea of a detachable square-link chain for harvest… Read More »Link-Belt Company
The Little Red Door The Little Red Door provides support to cancer patients and their families. With a name rooted in multiple traditions, a… Read More »The Little Red Door
Little Sisters of the Poor Founded in France in the early 1840s by Jeanne Jugan, Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) is a Roman Catholic… Read More »Little Sisters of the Poor
Long’s Bakery Long’s Bakery is a local staple known for its signature hot, glazed donuts. Carl and Mildred Long opened the bakery… Read More »Long’s Bakery
Lumina Foundation for Education With more than $1.2 billion in assets, Lumina is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated exclusively to increasing postsecondary access to… Read More »Lumina Foundation for Education
Lutheran Child and Family Services The Bible societies of St. Paul’s Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran churches founded Lutheran Child and Family Services (LCFS) in 1883.… Read More »Lutheran Child and Family Services
Madam Walker Legacy Center The Walker Building was erected in 1927, eight years after the death of , founder of the Madam C. J.… Read More »Madam Walker Legacy Center
Maennerchor Seven young who liked to gather by candlelight to sing popular male choruses of their fatherland organized the Maennerchor in… Read More »Maennerchor
Manual High School One of the nation’s first high schools to emphasize vocational education, then called manual training, Manual High School resulted from… Read More »Manual High School
Marian University Marian University is an independent, coeducational, comprehensive liberal arts university. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic church, the university is located… Read More »Marian University
