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

Site of the 35th World Plowing Matches

September 9-10 1988

 
 
Site of the 35th World Plowing Matches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2015
1. Site of the 35th World Plowing Matches Marker
Inscription.

Hosted by Amana Society and the
Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
 
Location. 41° 48.64′ N, 91° 53.067′ W. Marker is in Amana, Iowa, in Iowa County. It is on 38th Avenue 0.6 miles north of 220th Trail (Iowa Highway 220), on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the Old Creamery Theater. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39 38th Avenue, Amana IA 52203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lily Lake, Amana Colonies (approx. half a mile away); Windmill House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Amana Colonies (approx. 0.9 miles away);
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Ronneburg Restaurant (approx. one mile away); The Wickery (approx. one mile away); Amana General Store (approx. one mile away); Wash House and Woodshed (approx. one mile away); Christian Metz House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amana.
 
Also see . . .  World Plowing Organization. (Submitted on November 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Site of the 35th World Plowing Matches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2015
2. Site of the 35th World Plowing Matches Marker
Marker is on the clock column
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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