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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 16:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Secor, Iowa
![Xenia (Secor) Iowa, in 1892](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Xenia_%28Secor%29_Iowa%2C_1892.png/164px-Xenia_%28Secor%29_Iowa%2C_1892.png)
Xenia (Secor) Iowa, in 1892
5x expanded by Firsfron (talk). Self-nominated at 22:57, 3 December 2022 (UTC).
General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Image eligibility:
Overall:
Article and nomination look good to me, Earwig checks out, and no QPQ is required as nom has 0 DYK credits. The only thing I'm not satisfied with is the image, which is not clearly discernable at the size displayed here. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 06:44, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry to butt in, but does this pass
likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest
? A town having had three names is, I guess, a little unusual, but it's true of very many places. What about
- ALT1: ... that workers had to somersault to safety when the Secor Bridge collapsed in 1911?
- -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 04:11, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
- I AGF on ALT1 source. I cannot access it at the moment. Bruxton (talk) 16:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)