In 1971, Iowa State electrical engineering doctoral student David Nicholas invented a process to more efficiently convert text into digital information. Facsimile machine manufacturers adopted the technology in the 1980s, making fax machines an . . . — — Map (db m276549) HM
The world's first electronic digital computer was built on the Iowa State campus from 1939 through 1942 by John V. Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics, and Clifford Berry, and engineering graduate student. Principles used in the . . . — — Map (db m276551) HM
This beloved campanile was built in 1898 and is home to the Stanton Memorial Carillon. The carillon bells ring daily and tradition states that a student officially becomes an Iowa Stater when kissed under the campanile as the carillon tolls . . . — — Map (db m276536) HM
Iowa State is home to the process that produces the world's finest blue cheese. In 1937, Iowa State dairy microbiology professors Clarence Lane and Bernard Hammer developed a blue cheese process using homogenized milk. The Lane and Hammer process . . . — — Map (db m276553) HM
Iowa started an education revolution as the first state to accept the 1862 Morrill Act terms. The act allowed Iowa to sell federal land to finance a new college open at all regardless of wealth, race or gender; offering a practical education in . . . — — Map (db m276542) HM
In 1871, Iowa State became the first land-grant institution in the nation to teach "domestic science." In 1872, Mary B. Welch, wife of Iowa State President Adonijah Welch, became the first domestic science instructor giving lectures to support . . . — — Map (db m276643) HM
Established in 1933, the Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State was the first research and consulting institute of its kind in the country. Early emphasis on agriculture data analysis has continued, however the laboratory's range of activities now . . . — — Map (db m276538) HM
In 1879, Iowa State University established the first public college of veterinary medicine in the United States. In 1903, Iowa State began offering the nation's first four-year professional program in veterinary medicine. Today, veterinary . . . — — Map (db m276645) HM
The 168-foot-tall Marston Water Tower was the first elevated steel water tank west of the Mississippi River when it was erected in 1897. It is named for Anson Marston, Iowa State's first engineering dean, who designed the tower and oversaw its . . . — — Map (db m276540) HM
The Curtis Hotel
Minneapolis,
Oct. 5, 1923
To Whom it may concern:
My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life. The honor of my race, family, & self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. . . . — — Map (db m276703) HM
Sloss House, originally known as The Pines, was built in 1883 and was the residential home of faculty and university administrators before university departments. Thomas Sloss (1858-1937), Iowa State University's superintendent of buildings from . . . — — Map (db m276705) HM
The Farm House 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 . . . — — Map (db m276729) HM
Revered by rose lovers, legendary Iowa State University horticulturist Griffith Buck developed more than 90 rose varieties from the late 1940s to his retirement in 1985. His roses are considered among the world's hardiest and most beautiful. Many . . . — — Map (db m276648) HM
This memorial is dedicated to veterans of all wars who served their country; many giving their lives so that others might have the opportunity to live in peace.
Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friends.
John . . . — — Map (db m315838) WM
The Colo Cabin Camp that preceded the Colo Motel began in 1928 with six cabins and grew over the next ten years to a total of twelve cabins. Cabin furnishings included a bed, a table, two wooden chairs, and a single light hanging from the . . . — — Map (db m315903) HM
The Colo Motel included the nearby small building facing south, whose two units used mainly during summer's peak demand, and this building, which was constructed in 1948 and contained five single units. Even after the main motel building was . . . — — Map (db m315895) HM
Throughout most of the 1920s, Charlie Reed allowed travelers to pitch tents on open land at this site. Beginning in 1928, however, that camping space was filled by the Colo Cabin Camp, which was also known by the late 1940s as the Colo Motel, the . . . — — Map (db m315904) HM
At this site in 1917, the Jefferson Highway and Lincoln Highway joined a common roadbed and ran seven miles West to Nevada. On the Northwest corner of the intersection in 1923, farmer Charlie Reed developed a one-stop full service operation for . . . — — Map (db m315978) HM
At this southeast corner of his farm, Charlie Reed in 1923 built his first roadside business, a small gas station. Sometime in the late 1920s this original station was replaced by a larger station, which was moved to its present location in . . . — — Map (db m316070) HM
Since 1926, the highway running north and south past this site has been U.S. 65, but it was first known as the Interstate Trace (1911-1915) and next as the Jefferson Highway (1915-1926). The Jefferson Highway ran from Winnipeg to New Orleans, at . . . — — Map (db m315906) HM
The road running east and west past this site, known today as County Highway E 41, has an illustrious past. First paved in 1929, this segment was part of U.S. 30 from 1926 until 1962, when that highway was re-routed one mile south. It was also . . . — — Map (db m315901) HM
Food service at Reed/Niland Corner began in the mid-1920s with a lunch stand selling sandwiches and cold drinks to motorists during the summer months. Built next to a small gas station located about one hundred yards east of this point, the lunch . . . — — Map (db m316064) HM
In the early days of motoring, two major automobile trails, the Lincoln Highway and the Jefferson Highway (later, U.S. 30 and U.S. 65), crossed at this site, which also happened to be the southeast corner of a farm owned by Colo resident Charlie . . . — — Map (db m315974) HM
In the late 1920s, Charlie Reed built this gas station on the site of a smaller station located about one hundred yards east. The new station was moved to its present site in October, 1930. At first called the Lincoln & Jefferson Service Station, . . . — — Map (db m315984) HM
North
[Eagle clutching a gold and silver star a Black Hawk helicopter and a Soldier's Cross]
West
[Story County Freedom Flights]
East
[AC130 "Spirit of '03"] — — Map (db m168641) WM
In Grateful Remembrance of those
From this Community who Served
and Especially these who Gave
Their Lives for our Country.
World War I
Lee Flora
Vietnam
Dick E. Cuff
David Pearson
Richard M. Welch
World War II . . . — — Map (db m168634) WM
The Jefferson Highway was formed in 1915 as the major north and south highway. From Winnipeg to New Orleans, it was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson for his role in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Lincoln Highway, the first east coast to west coast . . . — — Map (db m251159) HM
The Lincoln Highway was named after Abraham Lincoln, built in 1913 from east coast to west coast. It went from New York City to San Francisco. The Lincoln Highway passed through 13 states and was the first transcontinental highway. The construction . . . — — Map (db m251154) HM
This barn was built in 1870 by Thor Ericson just south of Story City. It was built on a farm that has been in the same family since 1865. The barn was built on a side of a hill using the "basement barn" concept. This construction method allowed . . . — — Map (db m89377) HM
