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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «decatur county» AND «iowa»

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By William J. Toman, November 23, 2011
Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa Marker Side
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► 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
2 ► 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

3 ► Missouri, Mercer County, Mercer — Mercer County —
Near Emmy Place (U.S. 65) just north of Design Place (Empire Loop), on the right when traveling north.
[side 1] Here in Missouri's north central glacial plains, Mercer County was organized, 1845. Named for Rev. War Gen. Hugh Mercer, the county is in territory ceded by Iowa, Sac, and Fox tribes in 1824. Indians hunted in the . . . — — Map (db m179701) HM

4 ► New Mexico, Sierra County, Hillsboro — Ebin (Eben) Stanley — 14 February 1844-19 November 1904 — Indian Wars Campaign Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient —
On State Road 27 south of State Road 152, on the right when traveling south.
Near this spot lie the unidentified remains of an American Hero, Ebin Stanley, born Decatur County, Iowa. Ebin served with the 3rd and 5th U.S. Cavalry from 1861 to 1873. Variously described as a rancher, miner, hotel operator, Indian Scout, and . . . — — Map (db m62894) HM WM
 
 
  
 
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 12, 2026