This park was the site of a Jefferson Highway tourist camp. The Jefferson Highway Garage was across the street where the current fire station now stands. Kensett was awarded a carload of oil to coat city streets offered by the officials of . . . — — Map (db m315285) HM
Superintendent Knutson, in an effort to increase enrollment, convinced area farmers to send their children to Kensett, promising transportation. In 1932, the bus went out as far as Tenold, 10 miles west. Only source of heat was a small oil burner . . . — — Map (db m315286) HM
This site selected in 1882 when central of Iowa railroad was built. Baltimore oyster packer & director of the railroad, Thomas Kensett, promised to build a church if the town would be named after him. That promise was never fulfilled. — — Map (db m315287) HM
One of most modern railroad shops in U.S. Completed in 1913. Generated its own electricity, coal fed by stoker, ashes removed mechanically. — — Map (db m162017) HM
Peak selling season August — December yearly until 1969. 70 railcars of cattle arriving alternate days. Unloading points manned by Strand and Railroad employees on horseback. — — Map (db m162016) HM
In 1879 the Dwelle Brothers gifted the land across the river as a Northwood city park. Early construction featured a footbridge and bandstand. In 1893 a two-decked bandstand was added. The current gazebo erected in 1915. The park has served as a . . . — — Map (db m315214) HM
Worth County Court House 1879-1892
Northwood High School 1892-1915
Civic Activities, Public Library
Youth Center 1917-1972
This plaque given in memory of
a community leader
Reuben Rustad
1897 - 1976 . . . — — Map (db m89766) HM
Northern Iowa landforms result from the action of 3 separate glacial ice sheets. Clear Lake, south of here, is one of the many Iowa lakes formed by glacial action. Pilot Knob, a glacially formed hill west of here, is one of highest points in . . . — — Map (db m224584) HM
An overnight stop on the Jefferson Highway, the Hotel Winifred opened for business on April 7, 1913. E.B.C. Wright from Charles City was the general contractor. Proprietor W.H. Larson was aided by Northwood businessmen pledging $3,000 for . . . — — Map (db m315216) HM
As this war continues yet today, the role of women has evolved. As soldiers in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, women have done nearly as much in battle as their male counterparts. Women have patrolled streets with machine guns, served as gunners . . . — — Map (db m238272) WM
Korean War
1950-1953
Women were active participants in the war effort, filling noncombat support roles, from nurses and caregivers to supply clerks. Women served as communication technicians and intelligence analysts in addition to medical . . . — — Map (db m238868) HM
One of Iowa's Top 10 endangered properties. Constructed by J. Stromstein c. 1880's
Top story was residential. Ground floor shoe shop, beauty parlor, then residential
2006 Listed on National Register
2011 Donated to WCHS
2012 Restoration . . . — — Map (db m315221) HM
Swensrud School pupils wrote with chalk on walls painted black. No grading. Once selected books were completed to teacher's satisfaction, the pupil was considered graduated! — — Map (db m89805) HM
Several hundred women disguised themselves as men and took the bold step of leaving their homes to serve their country during the Civil War. Many women enlisted because they had no means of supporting themselves after their loved one enlisted. . . . — — Map (db m238273) HM
AE Hanson opened this gas station in 1925. The location along the Jefferson Highway and the fancy canopy drew in travelers which insured its success. In 1929 the Watts family purchased the station and leased it to the Standard Oil Company. The . . . — — Map (db m315284) HM
When America entered World War I, American women were already in the workforce. Their employment opportunities expanded beyond traditional women's professions, and women were now employed in clerical positions and especially garment and textile . . . — — Map (db m238756) HM
Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II. She became the most iconic image of working women. By 1945 the percentage of women in the workforce was nearly 40%. . . . — — Map (db m238430) HM
