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Courtesy Dick Trytten
Marker detail: H.K. Averill map of 1856
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1 ► Iowa, Winneshiek County, Decorah — Decorah: A Walk into the Past — Water Street Trail —
On College Drive (County Highway W38) just north of West Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Millrace: Harnessing Decorah’s Water Power Demosthenes, Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens observed: "Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." During an 1848 scouting trip to appraise the . . . — — Map (db m239880) HM
2 ► Iowa, Winneshiek County, Decorah — Painter-Bernatz Mill — Heritage Park, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum —
Near North Mill Street just south of Heivly Street, on the right when traveling north.
Overview Northeast Iowa was home to many different Native American groups that utilized the natural resources of this area for thousands of years. After Native Americans were forced out of the region by the U.S. government, European settlers . . . — — Map (db m236400) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026