Congratulations! You helped make Kalona a thriving town. Now that you know what went in to developing a 19th century town, use the questions below to think about how these lesson's can be applied to modern towns.

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1. What businesses and structures from 19th century Kalona still exist today?

2. Do you think that Emma Allen's statement that a town needs to be "live and progressive and sociable" to be a good town is true today?

3. Is there any business or structure from early Kalona that you think modern communities would benefit from having?