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Savation Army truck, downed power lines, uprooted trees

North Dodge Street littered with debris and fallen powerline after 2006 F2 tornado.

House at 706 E. College Street damaged by the 2006 F2 tornado.

Burlington Street Bridge looking East after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Burlington Street looking East after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Businesses along the 300 Block of Burlington Street, damaged from the 2006 F2 tornado.

A fallen wall between two buildings on Burlington Street after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center damaged after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Mailboxes of Iowa City and other businesses damaged from the 2006 F2 tornado.

Letter from H. A. Chakoski of the American Seating Company to the Kilgen Organ Company and First Methodist Church regarding matching the organ console to the finish of the pews and furniture.

Caution tape surrounds the Johnson County Courthouse after the 2006 F2 tornado.

The intersection of Court and Clinton Streets with damaged building the background after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Court Street looking west with downed trees after 2006 F2 tornado.

House on Court Street with caution tape after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Downed trees on Court Street after 2006 F2 tornado.

Firetrucks parked on Burlington Street after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Traffic on Burlington Street with damaged buildings in the background after the 2006 F2 tornado.

New roof and materials

Letter from University of Iowa President Willard (Sandy) Boyd to church leadership, offering to purchase church building

Letter from University of Iowa President Willard (Sandy) Boyd to members of First Presbyterian Church regarding the University potentially purchasing the church building

Letter from University of Iowa President Willard Boyd to Lyle Duncan about whether the University wished to purchase the church building

Johnson County Courthouse with roof damage after the 2006 F2 tornado.

The F2 tornado crashed through College Green Park, stripping limbs, splitting trunks, and uprooting decades-old trees from the ground.

Apartments and Businesses on the corner of Burlington and Gilbert Streets damaged by the 2006 F2 tornado

Burlington Street Looking North onto Clinton Street after the 2006 F2 tornado.

Letter from R.J. Bennett of the Bennet Organ Company to Roy C. Aurner of Iowa City regarding progress on getting an organ for the church.

A letter from Guy Barnes detailing the McCready family. It mentions James M. McCready and Sarah McCready, who were early members of the Church in Iowa City. It also mentions Almon Barnes, who was ruling elder in the First Presbyterian Church in Scott…

“$120. By the 1st June 1869 I promise to pay the trustees of the (north) Presbyterian Church. One hundred and twenty dollars for [unreadable…] after maturity. For pew #14. Joseph Barker. August 14, 1868”

Close up of the damaged roof of the Johnson County Courthouse after the2006 F2 tornado.

Easter decorations adorn a window. The F2 tornado struck on Holy Thursday.

Many automobiles were damaged or destroyed in the storm, including this truck that was crushed by bricks.

This Iowa City home has been standing for more than 100 years. The F2 storm did not succeed in demolishing it.

Hotz Street was hit particularly hard by the storm. Many houses, cars, and trees were damaged or destroyed.

The tornado tore down a cement block wall of a building, crushing an unfortunate nearby vehicle.

House at 706 E. College Street damaged by the 2006 F2 tornado.

Law Offices on Court Street with broken windows after 2006 F2 tornado.