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Shenandoah in Page County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Pete Kuyper

Pella, Iowa

 
 
Pete Kuyper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
1. Pete Kuyper Marker
Inscription.
Founded Pella Windows
 
Erected by City of Shenandoah.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 40° 45.961′ N, 95° 22.507′ W. Marker is in Shenandoah, Iowa, in Page County. It is at the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and Maple Street, on the right when traveling west on Sheridan Avenue. Marker is in the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 723 West Sheridan Avenue, Shenandoah IA 51601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (a few steps from this marker); A Community of the Arts (within shouting distance of this marker); Russell Gerdin (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick L. Maytag (within shouting distance of this marker); W. Eugene Lloyd (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas D. Murphy (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroads and the Wabash Trace (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Everly Brothers Homecoming Concert (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shenandoah.
 
More about this marker. Marker is part of Shenandoah's Iowa Walk
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Also see . . .  Dutch Americans: Peter Kuyper. (Submitted on August 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Pete Kuyper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
2. Pete Kuyper Marker
Shenandoah Historical Museum in background
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 6, 2026