Albert I. Lodwick (pictured at the top of the mural) was born in Mystic, Iowa on March 4, 1904. On July 10, 1938, due in large part to Albert Lodwick's organizational skills as his flight operations manager, Howard Hughes set a record by . . . — — Map (db m90374) HM
Mine cars hauled coal from the depths of the mineshaft to the surface, where it was loaded onto trucks. There were two types of mines in Appanoose County - slope mines and shaft mines. Slope mine cars were usually pulled by Shetland ponies or . . . — — Map (db m276231) HM
In the late 1940's, the local Booster Club and the American Legion post held community fund raising events to secure the $400 needed for Moravia's first fire siren. The emergency siren was placed on top of the Masonic Building and put into . . . — — Map (db m276239) HM
The Fairview School opened its door to the first class of students in the fall of 1873. On hundred forty-three years later, this treasured little country schoolhouse was moved to the Wabash Depot Historical Complex to begin its second life as an . . . — — Map (db m276233) HM
The Interurban Depot was built at the beginning of the 20th century. Circa 1902 the operation was electrified, starting with 3 motor cars. And by 1914 the Interurban Depot fulfilled Moravia's dream of being the best small-town center of . . . — — Map (db m276229) HM
Author James Floyd Stevens wrote short stories about the legendary, larger than life lumberjack Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue Ox, based on tall tales he had heard in the logging camps of his youth. Stevens was born near Iconium, Iowa and moved to . . . — — Map (db m276252) HM
After a tornado destroyed both the Fairview Methodist and Antioch churches, area families joined forces in 1884 to build what later became known as the Main Station Church. Located just east of the current Rathbun Lake, it was adjacent to the . . . — — Map (db m276251) HM
In the winter of 1846, the first Mormons crossed the Mississippi River, traveling west near the areas that later became Unionville, Moravia and Iconium. Three years later, in 1849, the Moravians traveled by schooner following the same route . . . — — Map (db m276172) HM
Outhouses were used before modern bathrooms existed. Every homestead had one located some distance from the house. Most were designed for one individual, although some could accommodate two. Toilet tissue was often a luxury, so substitutes such . . . — — Map (db m276241) HM
The section car transported workmen by rail when tracks needed repair. A hand crank was used to propel the early models. Section gangs of six to eight men worked on an assigned track section of 4-5 miles, and they used these cars to get tools and . . . — — Map (db m276230) HM
A summer kitchen was the most multi-functional part of any farmstead during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Cooking, canning, laundry, smoking meats, making soap, rendering lard, and many more tasks which produced a great deal of heat and . . . — — Map (db m276242) HM
In 1903, the Wabash Depot was built on the north side of West North Street, using Queen Anne style architecture. When the Wabash Railroad donated the depot to the Moravia Area Historical Society in 1975, it was relocated to the south side of the . . . — — Map (db m276232) HM
Underneath Rathbun Lake, where the south branch of the Chariton River ran, lies the remains of most of the village of Griffinsville. At the turn of the century it was a thriving little inland hamlet with several houses, a general store, Barney . . . — — Map (db m85505) HM
