On West Mount Vernon Road (County Road E48) 0.8 miles west of Smyth Road, on the right when traveling west.
This is the site of the first and only seedling mile of concrete
pavement in the state of Iowa on the Lincoln Highway. The Linn
County Engineer at the time was R. W. Gearhart and the project
was constructed by Ford Paving Company of Cedar . . . — — Map (db m161620) HM
On 1st Avenue Northeast (Business U.S. 151) just west of 10th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Ausadie Apartment Building was built in 1923 for Austin and Sadie Palmer as an investment property, close to downtown Cedar Rapids. Designed by Cedar Rapids architect William J. Brown in the Colonial Revival style, the building contained 24 . . . — — Map (db m216499) HM
On 3rd Ave. SE at Cedar Rapids Trail, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Ave. SE.
A founder of Cedar Rapids
Iowa Territorial Legislator
Iowa Supreme Court Justice
Mayor of Cedar Rapids
Business entrepreneur
Railroad promoter
Civic benefactor
Master Mason — — Map (db m96575) HM
On 5th Street Southeast just south of 3rd Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
First Presbyterian, the second church to be established in Cedar Rapids, built its first church in 1850-1851 at 2nd Ave SE and 3rd Street SE. This, the second building, is the oldest intact church still in use in Cedar Rapids. Built in 1867-1869, . . . — — Map (db m216497) HM
On 3rd Street Southeast just south of 4th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Iowa State Historical Department Division of Historic Preservation — — Map (db m216502) HM
On 4th Avenue Southeast just west of 5th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Cedar Rapids first permanent school once stood along the 4th Avenue end of Greene Square. From 1855-1868, it educated students through eighth grade. High school-level programs considered advanced education until the twentieth century were . . . — — Map (db m216496) HM
On 1st Street Southwest just north of 3rd Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
From 1923 to 1937, the Cedar Rapids Police Department and City Jail occupied the King Building, which stood here from 1910-1969. The department and jail moved to 310 Second Avenue SW in 1937. The city's first African American police officer, Virgil . . . — — Map (db m216498) HM
On 1st Avenue Northeast (Business U.S. 151) just south of College Drive Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Coe College was founded by Presbyterian minister Williston Jones in 1851. Its buildings and grounds were established beginning in 1853. The college went by different names, including "Cedar Rapids Collegiate Institute" and "Parsons Seminary," . . . — — Map (db m216500) HM
On East Main Street just west of 2nd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Bishop M. Toms 1916-1942 Wayne C. Caldwell 1923-1943 Donald M. Ratcliff 1917-1944 Harold W. Nietert 1920-1944 Charles W. Gater 1920-1944 John L. . . . — — Map (db m238897) WM
On North Washington Street (County Highway X20) just north of East Main Street (County Highway E48), on the right when traveling north.
Lisbon is a small community that is full of rich history dating back a long way. Early records show the first settlers were arriving in the mid 1830's. It is said the community was named after Lisbon, Ohio where some of the first settlers came . . . — — Map (db m184817) HM
Near East Main Street (County Highway E48) at North Washington Street (County Highway X20), on the right when traveling east.
As of 1900, the United States had an excellent rail network but no system of long-distance highways. Private associations made the earliest attempts to blaze "auto trails," giving them colorful names and emblems. The most famous road across Iowa . . . — — Map (db m184820) HM
On 7th Avenue (Business U.S. 151) just east of 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[north side] In honor of the heroes of the Civil War 1861-65 and dedicated Oct. 15, under the auspices of Robt. Mitchell Post, No. 206 G.A.R. and the Womans Relief Corps, No. 126. [south . . . — — Map (db m239252) WM
Near 7th Avenue (Business U.S. 151) just east of 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Marion's "Ghost Block," on the south side of 7th Avenue beginning at 11th Street going east, has been a major retail and industrial area since the birth of our town. Throughout the years, the block has been home to the original Baptist Church, a . . . — — Map (db m239282) HM
On 7th Avenue (Business U.S. 151) just east of 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The original plat for the city of Marion was completed in 1839 and designated a square block for a park in the center of town. The park, known as City Square Park, has seen many changes throughout the years and has continued to be the center of . . . — — Map (db m239200) HM
Near 10th Street just north of 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Originally built in 1888, the C.M. & St. Paul Depot was located on 6th Ave. between 11th and 12th Streets. In 1938, an extension was added to the original building for additional office space. The two-floor depot was the railroad hub of Marion . . . — — Map (db m239278) HM
Near 5th Avenue Southwest north of 3rd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
This building, known since 1906 as South Hall, was constructed in 1872 for student housing and dining facility. In 1882 art and music courses were taught in some of the vacant rooms. Conservatory Hall, as it came to be called, was remodeled into . . . — — Map (db m184808) HM
On 1st Street Southwest at Old Lincoln Highway (10th Avenue Southwest), on the left when traveling east on 1st Street Southwest.
The Lincoln Highway ran through the central business districts of hundreds of small towns and cities across the U.S., giving substance to slogans proclaiming the highway as the "Nation's Main Street." To small-town merchants, the Lincoln Highway . . . — — Map (db m184844) HM
On West Mount Vernon Road (County Route E 48), on the right when traveling west.
This tablet commemorates
the advent of the first white
settler in Linn County, Iowa
William Abbe
a true pioneer- a worthy citizen
erected by
Ashley, Mayflower, Marion, Linn & Balliet Chapters
Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m96858) HM
On West Mount Vernon Road (County Road E48) 0.1 miles south of Irish Lane, on the left when traveling south.
At first, the Lincoln Highway through Iowa consisted mainly of dirt roads, which were fine when dry but impassable when wet. Motorists were advised against trying to cross Iowa in rainy weather.
The goal of the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) . . . — — Map (db m158227) HM
On West Mount Vernon Road, 0.1 miles south of Irish Lane, on the left when traveling south.
Father of the Titans in Greek mythology.
You must be cautious approaching Uranus since as least 11 rings and 20 moons encircle it.
Whether it is summer or winter, the surface temperature is consistently minus 385 degrees F.
One of . . . — — Map (db m158228) HM
On Lonestar Road (State Highway 7) 0.4 miles south of West 2400th Street, on the right when traveling south.
[North Face]
In honor of the Veterans of the
Civil War 1861-1865
[East Face]
In honor of the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines who served in the
World War 1917-1918
[South Face]
In honor of the Loyal Women
of . . . — — Map (db m34551) HM
This memorial is dedicated to:
"Quah-Kah-Ka-Num-Ad"
Potawatomie for
"Woman Who Prays Always".
Rose Philippine Duchesne was a nun of the
Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
a teaching order.
She taught Indian children here in . . . — — Map (db m70633) HM
The removal of the Potawatomi Indians from northern Indiana to Kansas took place Sept. - Nov. 1838. Nearly 900 Indians were rounded up by soldiers and marched at gun point for 61 days. So many died on the way and were buried by the roadside that . . . — — Map (db m70609) HM
The hundreds of hand wrought metal items found at this site indicates that a blacksmith shop existed here in the 1800's.
Among the items found were parts of wagon wheels, cooking utensils, muskets, nails, scissors, grading tools, hammers, . . . — — Map (db m70539) HM
This granite depiction of St. Philippine and two American Indians is an enlarged copy of a 3" x 5" sketch done by an unknown nun of St. Charles, Mo. Lawrence Branstetter of Bruce Marble in Fort Scott copied and enlarged the design using a . . . — — Map (db m70656) HM
Rev. Benjamin Marie Petit, of the City of Rennes, France, arrived as the Catholic missionary to the Potawatomi Indians in northern Indiana in November 1837. By June 1838, he had learned much of their difficult language and their culture, and had . . . — — Map (db m70652) HM
Father Benjamin Marie Petit, a missionary to the Potawatomi in northern Indiana, accompanied them on the forced removal in 1838. He ministered to their needs, both spiritual and physical. He baptized the dying children, "whose first step was . . . — — Map (db m70635) HM
This road was used by settlers going to Ft. Scott, where groups going to California and New Mexico were escorted by the U.S. Calvary
This is the only section of the road to still exist — — Map (db m70540) HM
The rock lined pits in this area pre-date the arrival of the Potawatomi Indians. Theories are that they may have been used for seed or food storage. The rocks here are shaped differently than any other in the area and their origin is uncertain. . . . — — Map (db m70575) HM
On this site a log cabin with stone foundation was built for St. Philippine Duchesne and two other nuns. The work was done by the Pottawatomie Indians under the directions of black master carpenter Edmund who had accompanied the nuns to Kansas from . . . — — Map (db m70640) HM
[Map] Designates 1838 'Trail of Death' route from Indiana to present day Osawatomie, Kans.
In September 1838 over 850 Potawatomi Indian people were rounded up and marched at gunpoint from their Indiana homeland. Many walked the 600-mile . . . — — Map (db m70654) HM
Some of the Jesuit priests who lived and served here
Fr. Christian Hoecken Fr. Francis Renaud Fr. Felix Vanquickenborne Fr. Peter John Verhaegen Fr. Peter Desmet Fr. Fleix [sic] Verreydt Fr. John Baptist Smedts Fr. Herman Aelen . . . — — Map (db m70638) HM
Kateri was an Indian princess. Her father Kenneronkwa was a chief of the Mohawk-Iroquois (Turtle Clan). Her mother was Kahenta of the Algonquin tribe.
This young Indian maiden is honored on July 14 as the first North American Indian proposed . . . — — Map (db m70641) HM
Sugar Creek Mission
1839 - 1849
Potawatomi Settlement
after a forced march from
Northern Indiana
A Journey Called
"Trail of Death" — — Map (db m70574) HM
This is the Memorial and Historical Park dedicated to St. Philippine Duchesne and the Big Sugar/St. Mary Indian Mission, established 1838 to 1848.
The official Shrine to St. Philippine Duchesne is located in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in . . . — — Map (db m70632) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Relocated in 1982 from Centerville Area. Last log cabin inhabited in Linn County. Made of persimmon wood. Mansard roof style allowed sleeping loft. Cabin was taken apart log by log, moved and rebuilt by the Mound City Historical Society.
Donated . . . — — Map (db m93376) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Original cabin/fort built in 1855 five miles west of Mound City. The original building was the second cabin owned by James Montgomery as the first one was burned by proslavery Missouri Border Ruffians.
The logs were placed vertically on the . . . — — Map (db m93375) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The wooden corncrib was found on all farms to hold the yearly corn crop to be fed to the farm animals. The corncrib was also a fun place to play for the family children.
Donated by Larry Hall — — Map (db m93421) HM
Near North 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the
officers and soldiers
buried within this cemetery
who gave their lives
in defence of the Union.
limestone marker
National Cemetery Plot
In 1865 National Cemetery Plot No. 1 was laid out by the . . . — — Map (db m21798) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Reported unreadable.
Relocated to park in 1981 Missouri Pacific route ran from Butler, Missouri to Mound City, Kansas. Last train ran in 1949, bringing poles to complete the rural electric service to Linn County. Contains antiques and memorabilia from the area and . . . — — Map (db m93386) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Relocated in 1976 from the Kossuth Community. Built of lumber hauled by team and wagon from Westport. Site also had a horse barn, coal shed, 2 outdoor toilets and a dug well.
School is a one room, one teacher schoolhouse. Students from grades . . . — — Map (db m93382) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the left when traveling west.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is the official Shrine to St. Philippine Duchesne; the only person to set foot in Kansas territory to be canonized to Sainthood, as of 2010.
This Church was built by the Diocese in 1941-1942. 1941 was the year St. . . . — — Map (db m93372) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Relocated from across the street in 1983. The original owner, Mr. Gus Warzel and Mr. Ernest Schultz built an electric plant across street to east in 1915. The blocks used to form the porch are made of cement poured into forms and were typical of the . . . — — Map (db m93384) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to Wesley Chapel in memory of David and Ruth Campbell, Founder members and early-day pioneers 1870 - 1900
Frisco
In memory of J. Robert & M. Ellen Barnes — — Map (db m93377) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 52) west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Horse watering trough was located on the Campbell farm. The windmill is a working windmill but the water is only a recirculating system and the water is unsafe to drink.
Donated by Eugene and Hazen Campbell — — Map (db m93422) HM
The Lathrop family lived in a cabin south of the creek. They were home during the battle.
"In front of a log cabin stood an old woman, with several children clinging to her skirts, fearless of the leaden shower which ceaselessly pattered . . . — — Map (db m78619) HM
Nearby homes were converted into makeshift hospitals where wounded were treated before being sent to larger hospitals in Mound City, Fort Scott, and Fort Leavenworth. Union soldiers killed in battle were buried in cemeteries within these same . . . — — Map (db m67435) HM
Upon this rolling prairie and across Mine Creek occurred the largest Civil War battle in Kansas. It also was one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War. Nearly 8,000 Confederate soldiers clashed with 2,500 Union troops. The battle lasted . . . — — Map (db m20261) HM
Of the approximately 600 Confederate casualties in this battle, many of those killed in action were buried in unmarked graves on this battlefield.
Most of the dead were from Marmaduke's Missouri Cavalry Division and Fagan's Arkansas Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m20264) HM
On U.S. 69, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
In October, 1864, a Confederate army under Gen. Stirling Price was defeated near Kansas City. He retreated south, crossed into Kansas, and camped at Trading Post. Early on the morning of October 25 Union troops under Generals Pleasonton, Blunt and . . . — — Map (db m6937) HM
The battle at Mine Creek was one of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War. Thousands of men and horses took part in the engagement.
Cavalry regiments played an important role. In the beginning they supported the infantry and . . . — — Map (db m78168) HM
Throughout the war a variety of horses were used by both sides. Morgans, American Saddlebreds, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, and Quarter Horses are only a few. The ideal horse was a mare or a gelding, aged four or five years, with a height of 56 . . . — — Map (db m78166) HM
At the creek at 11 a.m. on October 25, 1864, the four-to-five feet high banks were slippery and crumbling from a recent rain. The rushing water was deep, and the crossing was difficult. Hundreds of wagon wheels and horses had churned the mud into . . . — — Map (db m78620) HM
When Major General Sterling Price commenced his invasion of Missouri he had several objectives. By the time he reached Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in November, not a single objective had been met. He failed to take St. Louis and . . . — — Map (db m78160) HM
Although the Confederates greatly outnumbered the Union troops at Mine Creek, the Union army clearly had an advantage with its weapons. The Confederates were armed with long muzzle-loading infantry rifles, which were difficult to reload on . . . — — Map (db m67409) HM
Dedicated to the memory of those who served to preserve the Union during the Civil War, 1861-1865
This bridge was donated and installed to provide access to the main ford of Mine Creek — — Map (db m78188) HM WM
This present day photo of Mine Creek Battlefield with overlays highlights the positions of Union and Confederate troops at 11 a.m. on October 25, 1864. Note where you are positioned in relationship to the events of that day.
The woods and farm . . . — — Map (db m67380) HM
When the armies moved south, hundreds of dead and wounded men were left behind on the battlefield. As soon as the shooting stopped civilians from nearby homes offered assistance.
Men "had fallen all about the house and crawled away to fence . . . — — Map (db m78162) HM
One of the largest cavalry battles of the Civil War was fought in the fields around Mine Creek.
In August 1864 Confederate Major General Sterling Price received orders to invade Missouri. He was to bring Missouri into the confederacy and . . . — — Map (db m67398) HM
With two brigades of 2,500 Union cavalrymen bearing down upon them, the Confederate rear guard formed a skirmish line. This maneuver delayed Union troops long enough for the Confederates to establish a main line of defense 800 yards south. The . . . — — Map (db m67408) HM
The Fort Scott Road ran in a north/south direction just east of the fence line. As it approached Mine Creek it veered to the southwest. This road paralled the route of present-day U.S. 69 Highway. Because this was a "running" engagement, the road . . . — — Map (db m50161) HM
Captain Richard Hinton was with the Union soldiers as they approached from the north. As the "timber of Mine Creek" came into view, Hinton wrote,
the enemy were discovered in great force formed in line of battle upon the north side of the . . . — — Map (db m50170) HM
When the Union charge commenced the 10th Missouri Cavalry, USA, started forward with a yell and bugles blaring, but half-way down the slope the men hesitated and stopped when the Confederates showed no sign of breaking.
Union Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m67445) HM
On Green Street, 0.2 miles west of West Front Street (Old U.S. 69), on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to the Glory of God and the honored memory of those men whose patriotic service and sacrifice have helped make American war efforts successful in the Cause of Humanity.
World War II
2nd LT. G. Guilard Long 1944
PFC Donald J. . . . — — Map (db m64664) WM
Nothing in the struggle over slavery in Kansas did more to inflame the nation than the mass killing which took place May 19, 1858, about four miles northeast of this marker. Charles Hamelton who had been driven from the territory by Free-State men, . . . — — Map (db m4359) HM
A Nation at Odds
The mid 1800s were a time of turmoil and tragedy in the U.S. The issue of slavery polarized the nation. It created a moral, political, and economic dilemma. The struggle over slavery ultimately led to the Civil War, splitting . . . — — Map (db m39862) HM
On U.S. 69, 0.1 miles south of Trading Post Road, on the left when traveling south.
(Front):
Rev. B. L. Read
John F. Campbell
William Colpetzer
Michael Robertson
Patrick Ross
William Hairgrove
Asa Hairgrove
Charles Snider
William A Stilwell
Amos Hall
Austin Hall
(Side 2):
On the 19th day of May . . . — — Map (db m20113) HM
The bloodiest single incident in the Kansas-Missouri border struggles, 1854-1861, occurred May 19, 1858, when about 30 Proslavery Missourians seized 11 Kansas Free-State men near Trading Post and marched them to a ravine 225 yards northwest of this . . . — — Map (db m39861) HM
Westward bound settlers crossed and traveled the Frontier Military Road as they headed to new land and new lives. These migrants faced the unknown with anxiety and anticipation in search of a better life. The Sante Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail and . . . — — Map (db m33942) HM
Today's Frontier Military Scenic Byway visitors travel at higher speeds and in greater numbers than those who traveled the Frontier Military Road in the 1800s. Vehicles protect today's travelers from the weather, and our roadways of today keep . . . — — Map (db m33934) HM
In 1825, Cyprian Chouteau, of the Chouteau family that founded St. Louis, Missouri, came to this area to open a trading post. The Choteau family members were extensive fur traders in the Missouri River Valley and present-day eastern Kansas and . . . — — Map (db m33936) HM
"The ax, pick, saw and trowel, has become more the implement of the American soldier than the cannon, musket or sword."
Colonel Zachary Taylor, 1820
In 1836, President Andrew Jackson authorized $100,000 to build a military road from Fort . . . — — Map (db m33939) HM
The Frontier Military Road was used to provide soldiers and supplies to the forts along the "Permanent Indian Frontier". Fort Leavenworth and Fort Scott were on the route in what is now eastern Kansas. The only major Civil War Battle in Kansas was . . . — — Map (db m33940) HM
Pro- and anti-slavery forces made their way to this area on horseback and on foot in the fight over whether Kansas would be a free state or a slave state. Skirmishes, scuffles and screams could be heard in the woodlands nearby.
The Marias des . . . — — Map (db m33944) HM
Potawatomi Tribal members were marched from Indiana in 1838 to be relocated on Indian Territory lands. The march was long and arduous. Many Potawatomi, especially children and the elderly, died of illness along the way. Those who survived the . . . — — Map (db m33946) HM
On North Main Street (Missouri Route 11) at West John Street, in the median on North Main Street.
Founded in 1859 and named for John Wood Brooks, who surveyed the town. First incorporated in 1865. The town became division headquarters for the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad in 1859. — — Map (db m144456) HM
Near East Park Street at North Main Street (State Highway 11).
In 1859, while laying out plans for Brookfield, John Wood Brooks, surveyor for the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad and native of Boston, included a park reminiscent of his hometown Boston Commons. Though it began as one large park, as the town grew . . . — — Map (db m198798) HM
On Main Street north of John Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of those from the Brookfield area who gave their lives in freedom's cause this memorial is hereby dedicated
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m67172) WM
Truss Structures
Kingpost
The kingpost was the first and simplest truss structure used in America. Its basic idea consists of a center post, the kingpost, with compression beams slanting downward and outward toward each shore. The . . . — — Map (db m67182) HM
On Pershing Drive at Worlow Street, on the left when traveling north on Pershing Drive.
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America — — Map (db m67051) HM
On Pershing Drive north of Worlow Street, on the left when traveling north.
General of the Armies of
the United States 1914-1924
In 1917 General Pershing organized in Europe the 2,000,000 men of the American Expeditionary Force and led them to Allied victory in November 1918
Born in Laclede, Missouri, General . . . — — Map (db m67050) HM WM
[Front]
Laclede is distinguished as the boyhood home of John Joseph Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. He was born near Laclede in Linn County, Sept. 13, 1860. At the time, his parents, . . . — — Map (db m67004) HM
On Pershing Drive at Vernon Street, on the right when traveling south on Pershing Drive.
Birthplace and boyhood home of General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in the World War. — — Map (db m67052) HM
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