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Bancroft City of
Bancroft Website Bancroft was established in 1881. A.A. Call named it Bancroft, after George Bancroft who was an historian and diplomat. It was originally organized as a railway reservation. Today it is the second largest community in Kossuth County. The business community includes over 70 establishments, which serve a population of over 1,000 people. It has a number of great recreational attractions including: Memorial Park with its history of great baseball, a municipal swimming pool with a new bath house, a city park with playground equipment and camping facilities, lighted tennis courts, and a lighted softball diamond. Its visitor’s guide quotes, “Bancroft prides itself on having strong retail and service businesses including manufacturing and strong agricultural businesses. Bancroft also is proud of its strong educational programs, a safe environment, and varied recreational activities for all ages. Bancroft truly has a small town atmosphere with large town facilities.” Works CitedMuch of the historical information was taken from Kossuth County history booklet. The information was compiled by Richard Schiek as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Kossuth County and the “Kossuth on State” project, dedicated on July 13, 2001. There is a complete bibliography in the back of the Kossuth County History booklet. Discover Bancroft Brochure sponsored by Prairie Meadows and Bancroft Municipal Utility. Brochure done by the City of Bancroft. Published in 1999. Welcome to Kossuth County Iowa Visitor’s
guide funded by Kossuth County Economic Development Corporation,
Western Iowa Tourism, and Algona Publishing. Some of the information used was taken from the
Algona Upper Des Moines in its articles on the Communities of the
Month. Permission was granted to use this information by the
newspaper. The following are the articles from which the information
was found. Buchta, Shari. February: Bancroft’s month
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