On Sheridan Avenue at Blossom Street, on the right when traveling west on Sheridan Avenue.
Shenandoah's first newspaper, The Reporter, began in 1871, the same year the city was incorporated.
In 1887, C.N. Marvin founded The Sentinel and served as its editor for nearly 50 years. His column, "The Easy Chair," was . . . — — Map (db m87786) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Maple Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
Shenandoah residents have a long history in arts and entertainment.
The City Opera House imported traveling theatrical troupes, and the first Chautauqua met in 1886. Interested young men formed a Shakespeare Society and numerous women's . . . — — Map (db m87588) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Blossom Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
The fertile land of the Nishnabotna Valley was created when prehistoric glaciers deposited a base for the rich, thick soil which built up through the centuries and made Iowa famous for its corn and soybeans.
Settlers from the great Mormon . . . — — Map (db m87718) HM
On Blossom Street at Sheridan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Blossom Street.
The city of Shenandoah remembers and honors all those citizens of this community who have served in the military of the United States Of America in peacetime, and in these wars and conflicts since Iowa became a state in 1846.
Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m87717) WM
On Clarinda Avenue at Thomas Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Clarinda Avenue.
Our Defenders of the Union
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
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To all those who served
with pride and courage.
So that we never forget our
veterans' sacrifices.
[Newer . . . — — Map (db m87713) WM
On Clarinda Avenue at Thomas Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Clarinda Avenue.
In recognition of their virtues and in acknowledgment of the debt we owe them, we gratefully dedicate this memorial to the
Early Settlers of
Southwestern Iowa
Erected Nov. 2, 1939 — — Map (db m87715) HM
On Nishna Road at Elm Street, on the left when traveling east on Nishna Road.
Dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic, by the Burnside Post No. 250 of the Womens Relief Corps and the efforts of the late Mrs. Jennie Lindsey of Shenandoah Iowa — — Map (db m87826) WM
On Sheridan Avenue at Elm Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
Radio stations KMA and KFNF put Shenandoah on the national map during the 1920's.
Sending their powerful signals across all 48 states, these two pioneer stations had a profound impact on rural America.
Henry Field's KFNF began broadcasting . . . — — Map (db m87687) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
The railroad was king, and southwest Iowa became part of the realm when the Burlington Railroad crossed the landscape from Mount Pleasant to Red Oak in 1867.
Chartered as a land grant railroad, the Burlington advertised and promoted the sale . . . — — Map (db m87584) HM
On Sheridan Avenue near Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.
Shenandoahans have a rich and unusual musical tradition.
The city boasted a fine opera house, built in 1881, and Western Normal College offered a degree in music in 1889. Shenandoah schools also offered fine vocal and instrumental music . . . — — Map (db m87653) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling west on Sheridan Avenue.
Fertile soil and abundant water made Shenandoah the ideal place to start a nursery.
The early pioneers found that fruit trees from other parts of the United States grew well beside the native wild plum and crab apple trees.
D.S. Lake, father . . . — — Map (db m87756) HM
On Railroad Street south of Sheridan Street, on the left when traveling south.
After Shenandoah's Western Normal College burned for the second time in 1917 (the first fire was in 1891 when Henry Field was a student there) this bell was taken from the ashes of that fire and put atop Henry Field's "seedhouse" at 407 Sycamore . . . — — Map (db m87572) HM
On Nishna Road at Elm Street, on the left when traveling east on Nishna Road.
In honor of the men from Shenandoah
who died in World War II
Don Barret Albert Black Grant N. Braden Morris Carlson Ernest W. Chase, Jr. Larry B. Clancy Clayton Croft Neil B. Davis Bud Deweese Robert W. Dideriksen James O. . . . — — Map (db m87823) WM