Sutliff, Iowa

Sutliff is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, just south of Lisbon. The community was founded at the location of Sutliff's ferry. The ferry was operated from 1838^[1] or 1840^[2] onward by Allen (or Allan) C. Sutliff (1796–1873),^[3][4] the elder brother of the Ohio Supreme Court Judge Milton Sutliff (1806–1878). The community is known for its bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which was badly damaged during the Iowa Flood of 2008.^[5] Baxa's Sutliff Store & Tavern is the main public business.The Sutliff Store has been sitting on the banks of the Cedar River next to the Historic Sutliff Bridge since 1899.

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