Entries Containing All of the Phrases «van buren county» AND «iowa»

By Cosmos Mariner, September 20, 2025

Van Buren County Courthouse Marker

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Iowa, Van Buren County, Keosauqua — Van Buren County Courthouse — 1840 —

On Broad Street (Route J40) (State Highway 1) just north of Dodge Street, on the left when traveling north.

“Oldest in Iowa” National Register of Historic Places Designation — 1977 — — Map (db m290699) HM

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2 ► Iowa, Van Buren County, Stockport — Stockport Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Van Buren County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —

On Legion Street just east of North Main Street (County Highway W30), on the left when traveling east.

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3 ► Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Iowa Revolutionary War Monument —

On East Walnut Street.

Front Dedicated to soldiers and patriots of the American Revolution who are buried in IowaDecember 28, 1846 Iowa Our liberties we prize our rights we will maintainReverse George Perkins, N. and S. Carolina, Lee County William . . . — — Map (db m48277) HM

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4 ► Iowa, Clarke County, Osceola — 15 — The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa —

Near Interstate 35 south of Iowa Highway 34, on the right when traveling south.

The Mormon Trail The Mormons of Nauvoo, Illinois, forced from their homes following the murder of their prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., began their trek across Iowa in 1846 on the way to the Great Salt Lake Valley. From their first permanent . . . — — Map (db m237260) HM

5 ► Iowa, Decatur County, Davis City — 16 — The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa —

Near Interstate 35 north of County Highway J52, on the right when traveling north.

The Mormon Trail The Mormons of Nauvoo, Illinois, forced from their homes following the murder of their prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., began their trek across Iowa in 1846 on the way to the Great Salt Lake Valley. From their first permanent . . . — — Map (db m224588) HM

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6 ► Iowa, Van Buren County, Bentonsport — Iowa’s Confederate General —

On Main Street (County Road J 40), on the right.

General Lawrence Sullivan ‘Sul’ Ross, CSA, was born in Bentonsport, Iowa, Van Buren County on September 27, 1838. His family moved to Texas in 1839, where he grew to manhood. In 1859, Sul Ross was commissioned a Captain in the Texas Rangers, . . . — — Map (db m2565) HM

7 ► Iowa, Van Buren County, Keosauqua — The Hotel Manning — Historic Hills Scenic Byway —

On Van Buren Street at Front Street on Van Buren Street.

Built atop a limestone rubble foundation, Keosauqua's iconic landmark has a history that dates back to the founding of Keosauqua. There has been a myth surrounding the Hotel that claims it was built to house guests from the steamboats on the Des . . . — — Map (db m296500) HM

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8 ► Iowa, Lee County, Keokuk — Howell and Clark —

On Main Street at North Tenth Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.

James B. Howell was born near Morristown, NJ, July 4, 1816. When he was three years old, his family moved to a farm near Newark, OH, where his father, Elias Howell, entered into politics. Howell attended Miami University in Oxford, OH, . . . — — Map (db m229528) HM

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