Home of the Leavenworth County Historical Society, celebrating the 60th anniversary year since our founding! 2014 also marks fifty years of ownership of the historic Edward Carroll House, which we opened in 1965 as a Victorian home museum. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Carroll House as a museum. The Leavenworth County Historical Society, founded in 1954, Leavenworth's Centennial Year, owns and operates the Carroll Mansion, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Properties and the oldest museum in Leavenworth County.
Some of the common causes of Enlarged thyroid gland may include: 1  Iodine deficiency. 2  Hypothyroidism. 3  Hyperthyroidism. 4  Autoimmune thyroid disease. 5  Graves' disease. 6  more causes...Â».
Taking excess amounts of iodine in foods such as kelp can aggravate hyperthyroid disease. Goitre. Enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goitre. Goitre does not always indicate a disease, since thyroid enlargement can also be caused by physiological conditions such as puberty and pregnancy.hyroid Disease... The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck attached to the lower part of the voicebox (or larynx) and to the upper part of the windpipe (or trachea). It has two sides or lobes. These lobes are connected by a narrow neck (or isthmus). Each lobe is about 4 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.