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Ankeny Schools company history timeline

1875

Ankeny began as a farming community founded by John Fletcher Ankeny and his wife Sarah on April 22, 1875.

1880

Passenger service was established in July 1880, with the fare from Ankeny to Des Moines at 33 cents.

1881

In 1881, the town of Ankeny consisted of seven houses, a Methodist Church, a depot, a combination store and post office, livery stable, a blacksmith shop, rooming house, machine shop and a school.

1903

On February 28, 1903, Ankeny was incorporated as a town, with a total incorporated area of one square mile.

1907

In 1907 Ankeny’s first fire department was organized on a volunteer basis.

1948

Production of corn pickers began in February 1948, with 570 employees.

1960

A few reminders of the Neveln's long history have emerged during the renovation: a hidden classroom, classic Pepsi bottles, coal remnants in what was the boiler room, old stage lights still hanging, and copies of the Des Moines Register and Tribune from 1960 stuffed into the walls.

2021

June 21, 2021 Smith named Coach of the Year by IATC

2022

© 2022 by Ankeny Area Historical Society

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