Cresco, Iowa

Cresco is a city located in Howard County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,905. It is the county seat of Howard County{{GR|6}}.

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Howard County, Iowa - 2000 - County seat

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Cresco is the hometown of Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, credited with saving over one billion human lives -- more than anyone else in human history -- due to his role in the Green Revolution, and Ellen Church, the world's first flight attendant.

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Nobel Peace Prize - Norman Borlaug - Green Revolution - Ellen Church

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