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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Iowa County

 
Clickable Map of Iowa County, Iowa and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Iowa County, IA (17) Benton County, IA (10) Johnson County, IA (21) Keokuk County, IA (4) Linn County, IA (26) Poweshiek County, IA (1) Tama County, IA (3) Washington County, IA (12)  IowaCounty(17) Iowa County (17)  BentonCounty(10) Benton County (10)  JohnsonCounty(21) Johnson County (21)  KeokukCounty(4) Keokuk County (4)  LinnCounty(26) Linn County (26)  PoweshiekCounty(1) Poweshiek County (1)  TamaCounty(3) Tama County (3)  WashingtonCounty(12) Washington County (12)
Marengo is the county seat for Iowa County
Adjacent to Iowa County, Iowa
      Benton County (10)  
      Johnson County (21)  
      Keokuk County (4)  
      Linn County (26)  
      Poweshiek County (1)  
      Tama County (3)  
      Washington County (12)  
 
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1 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Ackermann Residence1856
On 220th Trail near 46th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This building is one of the first constructed in the village and housed Amana's first communal kitchen. Its exterior walls are constructed of wide vertical wooden planks.Map (db m90207) HM
2 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Amana Colonies
On 44th Avenue at 220th Trail on 44th Avenue.
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States U.S. Department . . . Map (db m229165) HM
3 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Amana General Store
On 220th Trail west of 45th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The sandstone and frame building was erected in 1856 as a general store and a second floor residence. In 1890, the brick addition was erected. The Amana Society Main Office (Corporate Headquarters) was located in the frame portion of the building . . . Map (db m90203) HM
4 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Amana History
On 220th Trail at 46th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 220th Trail.
Amana Colonies Iowa Historic Site This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places ———————— Members of a religious group known as the "Community of True Inspiration" . . . Map (db m90177) HM
5 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Amana Woolen Mill1857
On 48th Avenue at 47th Avenue, on the left on 48th Avenue.
The Amana Woolen Mill complex has been manufacturing fabric and blankets for over 150 years. This building escaped the 1923 mill fire and was restored in 1999 after a wind storm.Map (db m90205) HM
6 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Dredging Amana's Millrace
On 48th Avenue.
The Amana Millrace begins 6.5 miles west of here at the Iowa River. Workers from the seven Amana villages first began construction in 1865 using hand tools and oxen-drawn scrapers and wagons. The earthen levees were reinforced with wood posts and . . . Map (db m48305) HM
7 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Lily Lake, Amana Colonies
On 220th Trail (State Highway 220) 0.1 miles west of 38th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Amana Lily Lake is an incidental creation brought about by the development of the mill race which supplies power to the woolen mill and which historically provided water power for numerous other Amana industries. Originally, a bog or wet field . . . Map (db m90215) HM
8 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Ronneburg Restaurant1860
On 220th Trail east of 44th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This communal kitchen and residence was converted into a restaurant soon after the communal era. It has been home to the Ronneburg since 1950.Map (db m90182) HM
9 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Site of the 35th World Plowing MatchesSeptember 9-10 1988
On 38th Avenue, 0.6 miles north of 220th Trail (Iowa Highway 220), on the left when traveling north.
Hosted by Amana Society and the Iowa City Area Chamber of CommerceMap (db m90180) HM
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10 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — The Wickery
On 220th Trail west of 45th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Originally built as a watch house (wacht stube), in 1860, this structure has been used for a variety of purposes. The umbrella shop (schirm shop) was housed in this building for a period of time. Later the building housed the farmers' chicken shed . . . Map (db m90208) HM
11 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Wash House and Woodshedca.1865
On 220th Trail at 45th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 220th Trail.
The rear portion of this building is the original woodshed and wash house that served the Noe Kitchen next door. It was converted into a clock shop in 1966 and later an antique shop, for which the front addition was built in 1972.Map (db m90212) HM
12 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Water Power for Amana's Mills
On 48th Avenue.
Six and one-half miles in length, the Amana Millrace was built in 1865 - 1869 to provide waterpower for the community's mills in Middle Amana and Amana. Here at Amana the millrace powered the woolen mill, calico factory, flour mill and . . . Map (db m48297) HM
13 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Windmill Houseca. 1880
On 220th Trail.
The original use of this building is unknown. It was used to manufacture a feed additive for hogs from 1908-1932, so that it is commonly referred to as the "Hog Powder House."Map (db m48304) HM
14 Iowa, Iowa County, Amana — Wohn Haus
On 220th Trail west of 46th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This building was constructed in 1881. The original purpose of the structure was as a communal residence. It remained a residential property until 1988.Map (db m90213) HM
15 Iowa, Iowa County, High Amana — High Amana Saal1858
On G Street west of 13th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Built originally as a meeting hall, this is the only Amana Colonies church with a shared entrance for both men and women.Map (db m90199) HM
16 Iowa, Iowa County, Ladora — 5 — Historic Amana Colonies
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 208,, 2.6 miles east of B Avenue (County Road V38), on the right when traveling east.
The Amana Colonies consist of about 1,500 people living in seven villages and owning 25,000 acres of Iowa land. Born of religious enthusiasm, this unique brotherhood was founded in Germany in 1714 as the Community of True Inspiration in protest . . . Map (db m224359) HM
17 Iowa, Iowa County, Ladora — 41 — Historic Grinnell
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 208,, 3.6 miles west of County Highway V52, on the right when traveling west.
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a native of Vermont, was the person to whom Horace Greeley gave his famous advice “Go West, young man, go West.” Grinnell took that advice and in 1854 founded the city that now bears his name. A leader in state government, . . . Map (db m224360) HM
18 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Arena — 7 — Village of Dover
On U.S. 14, 0.1 miles east of Dover Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Beginning in 1844, nearly 700 settlers were brought into this area by the British Temperance & Emigration Society, organized the previous year in Liverpool, England. By 1850 Dover boasted a hotel, post office, cooper, blacksmith, shoemaker, wagon . . . Map (db m6780) HM
19 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Brigham — Army Cargo Plane Crash
Near Mounds Road/ Park Entrance Road, 1.5 miles north of County Road Id (County Route Id).
In the late hours of November 25, 1944, a C-47 Army cargo plane en route from Chicago to Minneapolis crashed into Blue Mound 400-500 feet north of this monument. The plane had encountered a winter storm, and burdened by built up ice, was attempting . . . Map (db m73004) HM WM
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20 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Dodgeville — 467 — Dodge Mining Camp Cabin
On East Fountain Street east of South Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dodge Mining Camp Cabin has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m228301) HM
21 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Dodgeville — 403 — Dodge's Grove and Fort Union
On County Road Y, 0.1 miles east of Governor Dodge Road, on the right when traveling east.
Arriving in Dodgeville in 1827, Henry Dodge, later renowned as a Black Hawk War military leader, territorial governor and state senator, began his Wisconsin career as a miner. In circa 1830, Dodge established living quarters and a large two-furnace . . . Map (db m32450) HM
22 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Dodgeville — 250 — Iowa County Courthouse
On Iowa Street (State Highway 23) at Chapel Street, on the right when traveling south on Iowa Street.
This is the oldest courthouse in Wisconsin. Construction started June 11, 1859. It was dedicated in 1861, enlarged in 1894 and again in 1927. In 1937 the Doric columns, pediment and cupola were restored exactly as the 1859 original. In 1969 the . . . Map (db m71717) HM
23 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Dodgeville — 38 — Old Military Road
On County Highway Y at Canyon Park Road, on the right when traveling west on County Highway Y.
You are traveling the route of the Old Military Road, built in 1835-36, to connect Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien and Fort Howard at Green Bay, via Fort Winnebago at "The Portage" between the Fox-Wisconsin rivers. The section from Prairie du . . . Map (db m36908) HM
24 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Dodgeville — Veterans MemorialLest We Forget
On Iowa Street (State Highway 23) at Chapel Street, on the right when traveling south on Iowa Street.
In memory of all the Iowa County Veterans who served this great nation in time of peace and war —————— M.I.A. - P.O.W. [Dedicated] July 1989Map (db m90150) HM
25 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 335 — Fort Defiance
On State Highway 23 at Irving Lane, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 23.
Fort Defiance was one of the last garrisoned stockade forts constructed in territorial Wisconsin. Located in the booming lead mining region, an area of early settlement, the fort was built by local settlers in 1832 when developing tensions over . . . Map (db m32043) HM
26 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 343 — Historic Mineral Point
On Ridge Street (State Highway 39) at Madison Street, on the left when traveling south on Ridge Street.
In the 1820s, after hearing reports of abundant lead in the area, prospective miners with "lead fever" began pouring into southwestern Wisconsin. Finding ore just beneath the surface, miners set up "diggings" and soon established Mineral Point. It . . . Map (db m35335) HM
27 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 433 — Laurence F. Graber"Mister Alfalfa"
On Fair Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1887, Professor Laurence F. Graber was born on a nearby Mineral Point farm about three miles southwest of this location. In 1910, he began his career as an agronomy instructor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and was given the . . . Map (db m71721) HM
28 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 5 — Shake Rag
On Shake Rag Street east of Wisconsin Highway 23, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1830’s, tin miners from Cornwall, England started coming to S. W. Wisconsin to work the newly discovered lead ore deposits. In certain localities they built their stone cottages similar to the ones of their homeland. Shake Rag, the . . . Map (db m2968) HM
29 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 472 — Site of Fort Jackson
On Commerce Street at Fountain Street, on the left when traveling north on Commerce Street.
In June, 1832, an alarm spread throughout the mining region that Black Hawk and his band were on the march north from Illinois. Hastily built stockades were erected throughout the lead region. Fort Jackson was built on this site using vertically . . . Map (db m32065) HM
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30 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 137 — Wisconsin Territory
On High Street at South Vine Street, on the right when traveling west on High Street.
On July 4, 1836, here in Mineral Point, Col. Henry Dodge took the oath of office to become the first Governor of the newly-created Territory of Wisconsin. This Territory, previously attached to Michigan, embraced the vast and important area of what . . . Map (db m35336) HM
31 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — Elizabeth Wright Ingraham1922 - 2013
On County Road T, 0.2 miles east of State Highway 23, on the right when traveling east.
Architect and Co-Founder Unity Chapel, Inc.Map (db m90109) HM
32 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — 134 — Frank Lloyd Wright
On U.S. 14, 0.2 miles east of Helena Road, on the right when traveling east.
Frank Lloyd Wright, Wisconsin-born, world-renowned architect, lived and worked in Wyoming Valley, 6 miles southwest of here, at Taliesin, his home and school for apprentices. In the practice of "organic" or natural architecture, he sought to blend . . . Map (db m19276) HM
33 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — 404 — Military River Crossing
Near County Highway C east of State Highway 23, on the right when traveling east.
In this vicinity, during the Black Hawk War of 1832, General Henry Atkinson and approximately 1,000 soldiers crossed the Wisconsin River in pursuit of Sac Indian leader Black Hawk and his followers. On July 26th, at the old abandoned Village of . . . Map (db m19150) HM
34 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — 238 — Shot Tower
Near County Highway C, 2 miles west of U.S. 14, on the right when traveling west.
Twenty years before Wisconsin became a state, the discovery of vast lead deposits brought a population boom to this area. Green Bay merchant Daniel Whitney organized the Wisconsin Shot Company to build a shot tower on this site. T.B. Shaunce . . . Map (db m35334) HM
35 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — Site of Old Helena
Near County Highway C, 2 miles west of U.S. 14, on the right when traveling west.
A thriving and important town of the lead-mining days, here on July 28, 1832 troops crossed the Wisconsin River in pursuit of Indians under Black Hawk Among officers of the Army here present these later became distinguished Gen. Henry . . . Map (db m35333) HM
36 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — TaliesinUNESCO World Heritage Site
Near County Road C, 0.3 miles west of State Highway 23.
Taliesin, as part of the 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. Inscription confirms that this property deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity because of its outstanding . . . Map (db m200495) HM
37 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — Tower Hill State Park
Near County Highway C, 2 miles west of U.S. 14, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of Jenkin Lloyd Jones This area of 60 acres has been used since Civil War days by the people of Iowa, Richland and Sauk Counties as a picnic ground and a common meeting place. It is fitting that this land should become . . . Map (db m35339) HM
38 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Spring Green — Welcome to Unity Chapel
On County Road T, 0.2 miles east of State Highway 23, on the right when traveling east.
Unity Chapel Dedicated 1886 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior ———————— In 1844, Richard and Mallie . . . Map (db m90106) HM
 
 
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