On Iowa Route 5 0.1 miles north of East 22nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
Near the location of this marker is the site of Buxton, once the largest town in Monroe County. A coal boom town, it was founded in 1900 by the railroad which operated the five mines in the vicinity. At its peak, Buxton numbered over 6,000 . . . — — Map (db m224591) HM
Near Benton Avenue East (County Road H35) just west of South Main Street (State Route 5), on the left when traveling west.
The first time court was held in Monroe County it was convened in a log house at Clark’s Point, Judge Charles Mason presiding. There was no floor in the house and during the session the judge, the lawyers and the court officials slept on the . . . — — Map (db m187700) HM
On Washington Avenue East east of South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built after the fire of 1904, this building relies on two features to separate it from the rest of the district. The color of its brick façade and the only example of the bead and reel motif in the district located below the cornice on the . . . — — Map (db m187895) HM
Near Benton Avenue East (County Road H35) just west of South Main Street (State Route 5), on the left when traveling west.
Welcome to our Historic District. We hope this self-guided walking tour will be both interesting and educational. To begin the tour, please take one of the tour guides from the box below and follow the enclosed map. Thanks for spending time with . . . — — Map (db m187691) HM
On Benton Avenue East (County Road H35) at North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling west on Benton Avenue East.
This building was built by Samuel Nobel in 1890. He was born November 30, 1819 in Hunting Co., Pennsylvania. In 1845 he moved to Fairfield, Iowa and four years later moved to Albia. At that time he started a dry goods store and ran that until 1865. . . . — — Map (db m188097) HM
Mexico and Audrain County have some rich history, tied into the Civil War. This area was of vital strategic importance to both sides, politically and militarily, during the War. Politically, Southern sympathies ran deep in this area, the heart of . . . — — Map (db m288549) HM
On North Street (West Virginia Route 3) at Pump Street, on the right when traveling west on North Street.
The oldest Methodist Church building west of the Allegheny Mountains is Rehoboth, built in 1786, just three miles east of Union. In 1804 its membership included 15 Blacks and 290 Whites. By 1831, there were five Methodist Episcopal Churches in . . . — — Map (db m298531) HM
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