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Ottumwa Heights Fire
The building which housed the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, Ottumwa Heights College, and Ottumwa Heights Academy was destroyed by fire on October 8, 1957. The blaze was discovered at 12:15 p.m. A lack of water hampered fire-fighting efforts, and shortly after 1 p.m. the roof collapsed. The loss included 16,000 books.
Memories of the FireCarolyn Traul BennettJohn KnightNancy McKillip Farrell, class of 1961Margaret WilkinsonSharon Fitsimones AndersonConnie Rater Griffith, class of 1960
Ottumwa Heights after rebuilding
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