Ames began as two communities. At its founding in 1864, Ames
Station, on the Chicago & North Western Railway's main line,
lay two miles east of Iowa Agricultural College, across the Squaw
Creek. When the Ames & College Railway joined the college to
the town in 1891, a cooperative spirit emerged that exists to this
day. A rich history of achievements and colorful characters marks
Ames's 150 years. One founding father commanded the 20th US Colored
Infantry in the Civil War, while a Confederate veteran served as
commander of the Iowa State College corps of cadets. Physicists at
Iowa State College developed the uranium refinement process for the
first atomic bomb and established the Ames Laboratory, the smallest
US Department of Energy National Laboratory. Companies like
Collegiate Manufacturing made material for the soldiers in World
War II, and Kingland Systems now stands among global leaders in
reference data software. Ames's businesses, citizens, and
institutions, past and present, have created a rich community
heritage for a vibrant, 21st-century city.
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