In 1876 the building in Cedar Falls was turned over by the State to start the Iowa State Normal School which later became Iowa State Teachers' College, State College of Iowa, and finally, University of Northern Iowa. It was known as Central Hall destroyed by fire in 1965. -- Genealogy without documentation is "mythology". From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 5:56 PM Subject: [IOWA] Old State News from Feb 5 > > After the war, she traveled through Iowa, urging asylums for soldier's > orphans to be established. On October 5, 1863, in Muscatine, representatives > voted to make an asylum for soldiers' orphans. In July of 1864, 21 children > were moved to an asylum in Van Buren County, Iowa, and soon another one > opened in Cedar Falls. Then Annie talked to the Secretary of War and a > barracks was given to her on November 16, 1864, and 150 kids were moved to > it. Eventually the places were opened for all orphans. On February 2, 1900, > Annie Wittenmeyer died. She is remembered as a great humanitarian -- from > the Sabula website Web Site Created By East Central Middle School, Sabula, > Iowa