 view gallery |   Owens Covered Bridge at Easter Lake – Des Moines, IA
in Iowa Historical Markers There is something nostalgic about a covered bridge, and Des Moines is fortunate to have one to enjoy. posted by:  wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 6/2/2011 last visited: 2/28/2012 |
 view gallery | Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace Marker – Boone, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker sits in front of Mamie Doud Eisenhower’s birthplace in Boone. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Women’s Suffrage Parade Historical Marker – Boone, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker tells about the parade held by Iowa Suffragists to rally for women’s right to vote. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Lincoln Highway Historical Marker – Colo, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker is located at Niland’s Corner, a busy business intersection of the past. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: 7/8/2011 |
 view gallery | Reed/Niland Corner – Colo, IA in Iowa Historical Markers An historical marker tells about the businesses at this intersection of the Lincoln Highway and Jefferson Highway. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: 7/8/2011 |
 view gallery | Jefferson Highway Marker – Colo, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker tells about the historic Jefferson Highway which intersects the Lincoln Highway at this point. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: 7/8/2011 |
 view gallery | Colo Motel Historical Marker – Colo, IA in Iowa Historical Markers The Colo Motel has a long history of business on the historic Lincoln Highway. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: 7/8/2011 |
 view gallery | L & J / Nilands Standard Gas Station Marker – Colo, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This vintage service station is located at the intersection of Hwys. 30 & 65 along the Lincoln Highway. There is a plaque that tells its history: posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: 7/8/2011 |
 view gallery | Niland’s Café Marker – Colo, IA in Iowa Historical Markers A visit to this corner of the Lincoln Highway will take a motorist make into the 1940’s. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/24/2011 last visited: 7/8/2011 |
 view gallery | W. L. Harding Historical Marker - rural Melvin, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker tells about Governor W. L. Harding’s birthplace near here. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Gardner Cabin and Luce Cabin Historical Markers - Arnolds Park, IA in Iowa Historical Markers The Luce family was killed in the Spirit Lake massacre while they were living with the Gardners. Two plaques mark the spot. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: 11/22/2014 |
 view gallery | Thatcher & Noble markers - Spirit Lake, IA in Iowa Historical Markers Both the Thatcher and Noble families lost their lives during the Spirit Lake massacre with the exception of Mr. Thatcher who had gone to Waterloo for supplies. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: 5/4/2013 |
 view gallery | Howe Cabin - Spirit Lake, IA in Iowa Historical Markers The family of Joel Howe and his wife and six children were murdered in the Spirit Lake massacre. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: 5/4/2013 |
 view gallery | Original site of Ft. Defiance, Spirit Lake, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker tells about Ft. Defiance, a stockade to protect area settlers from Indian attacks. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Site of Stockade Marker, Spirit Lake, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This was the location of the old stockade where upwards of forty families sought shelter from the Indians. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Mattock Cabin - Arnolds Park, IA in Iowa Historical Markers The cabin, where James Mattock, his wife, five children, and Mr. Robert Madison lived, was destroyed and the people burned within by Inkpadutah of the Sioux tribe. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: 11/22/2014 |
 view gallery | Marble Cabin Marker, Spirit Lake, IA in Iowa Historical Markers Mr. Marble was murdered at this site and his wife was taken hostage during the Spirit Lake massacre. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/13/2011 last visited: 5/4/2013 |
 view gallery | Kate Shelley Historical Marker – Ogden, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical plaque on a base of granite recalls the heroism of a young girl who saved many lives by stopping a passenger train before it would have met a terrible fate. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/3/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Inkpaduta’s Campsite Historical Marker, rural Smithland, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker tells about the Sioux encampment that took place in this area before the infamous Spirit Lake Massacre. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 5/1/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Celebrate Our State: Iowa 150th Historic Marker – Varina, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker commemorates Iowa’s 150th birthday by sharing the town’s history in this little green space across from Varina’s post office. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 4/23/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Built for a Lifetime of Service Historical Marker – Correctionville, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker stands outside this two story brick schoolhouse, the oldest brick school in Woodbury County and the third oldest in the state. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 4/23/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Profiting from Cross-Country Travel Historical Marker – Correctionville, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical sign tells about the significance of Route 20 and the business generated by traffic taking this route through Iowa. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 4/20/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Akron’s History Begins Here – Akron, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This historical marker is found at the site of the old mill and dam on the Big Sioux River. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 4/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Sioux County Historical Marker – Hawarden, IA in Iowa Historical Markers South of the town of Hawarden is a historical plaque on a Sioux quartzite boulder that tells about the founding of this territory. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 4/19/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Spirit of Siouxland Historical Marker, Sioux City, IA in Iowa Historical Markers This marker commemorates one of the most memorable disasters in this city’s history. posted by: wildernessmama location: Iowa date approved: 3/18/2011 last visited: 11/12/2011 |
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