Dows in Wright County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot
Dows 1896
| | Iowa Historic Site | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015
1. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot NRHP Marker
National Register of Historic Places
Erected by Iowa State Historical Department Division of Historic Preservation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 42° 39.457′ N, 93° 29.982′ W. Marker is in Dows, Iowa, in Wright County. It is at the intersection of Garfield Street and Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Garfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Railroad Street, Dows IA 50071, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North 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 5 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Fillmore Block (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dows Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Coulter Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away); Dragoon Trail Historical Site (approx. 14.3 miles away).
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015
2. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015
3. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot
via NPS, 1906
4. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot, Dows
National Register of Historic Places: Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
Click for more information.
Click for more information.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
