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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «union 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, Worth County, Grant City — Worth County —
On U.S. 169 at East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 169.
The last of Missouri's 114 counties to be formed, Worth was organized in Feb., 1861, 6 months and 39 years after Missouri was admitted into the Union, Aug., 1821, with 25 counties. Encompassing 267 sq. miles of glacial prairie, it is the State's . . . — — Map (db m179674) HM

4 ► 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

5 ► Missouri, Harrison County, Bethany — Harrison County —
On U.S. 136 at 192nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 136.
Here in the undulating glacial plains of north central Missouri, Harrison is one of 9 counties forming the State's border with Iowa. Twenty-sixth in size of Missouri's 114 counties, and second largest on the border, it was organized 1845, and . . . — — Map (db m66588) HM

6 ► Iowa, Union County, Creston — Phillips 66 Gasoline Station — Creston and Union County Visitor's Information Center —
On New York Street (U.S. 34) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on New York Street.
Frank Phillips always had a warm spot in his heart for Creston. When the town observed its 75th anniversary in 1947, he remarked, "In my opinion there is no place like the home plate, which is Creston to me." Frank & Jane Phillips visited . . . — — Map (db m87045) HM

7 ► South Dakota, Union County, Elk Point — Lewis & Clark Campsite / Eli Wixson Farm Site —
On S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles west of W. Jefferson, in the median.
Lewis & Clark Campsite The Missouri River has carved many channels in its history. One such channel curved through the western edge of Elk Point creating the area now known as Heritage Park. On August 22, 1804, Captain William Clark . . . — — Map (db m100821) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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