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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Iowa

 
By Barry Swackhamer, July 18, 2025
The South Bottoms
1 ► Iowa, Sioux City — South Side Memorial — (South Bottoms) —
Near South Floyd Boulevard near Interstate 27.
2 ► Iowa, Sioux City — The South Bottoms —
On South Floyd Boulevard near U.S. 29.
3 ► Iowa, Adair County, Adair — First Train Robbery in the West — Jesse James Robberies —
On County Road G30, on the left when traveling west.
4 ► Iowa, Adair County, Adair — Roll of Honor — Melvin Memorial Park —
On 5th Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
5 ► Iowa, Adair County, Adair — Site of the First Train Robbery in the West —
On Broad Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
6 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — Carnegie Library — 1916 —
On South 1st Street just north of Southeast Kent Street (State Route 92), on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — Howe & Olesen Building — Site of Adair County Bank —
On North 1st Street at Public Square, on the right when traveling north on North 1st Street.
8 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — Light Plant — 1940 —
On South 1st Street north of Southeast Kent Street (State Route 92), on the right when traveling north.
9 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — The Heaton Block — Circa 1893-1899 —
On Public Square just east of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.
10 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — Veterans Memorial — "Lest We Forget" —
On the Public Square at East Iowa Street, on the left when traveling north on the Public Square.
11 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — Veterans Memorial —
On the Public Square at 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on the Public Square.
12 ► Iowa, Adair County, Greenfield — Warren Opera House Block and Hetherington Block — National Register of Historic Places —
On Public Square just south of East Iowa Street, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Iowa, Adair County, Menlo — Adair County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
On State Highway 25 at 120th Street, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 25.
14 ► Iowa, Adair County, Orient — Grasses / Voices — Artist - Susan Gardels —
On 290th Street.
15 ► Iowa, Adair County, Orient — Henry A. Wallace Birthplace — 1888 —
On 290th Street west of Henry A. Wallace Road, on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► Iowa, Adair County, Orient — Jasper James And His Family —
Near 290th Street.
17 ► Iowa, Adair County, Orient — Native Prairie Planting —
Near 290th Street.
18 ► Iowa, Adair County, Orient — The Mormon Trail —
On School Street (State Highway 25) south of Division Street, on the right when traveling north.
19 ► Iowa, Adair County, Orient — Veterans Memorial —
On Broad Street south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south.
20 ► Iowa, Adair County, Stuart — Stuart Historic Rock Island Railroad Depot —
On Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
21 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — Adams County Jail — House of History —
On Benton Avenue at 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on Benton Avenue.
22 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — City of Corning Fire Bell —
On Benton Avenue at 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on Benton Avenue.
23 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — Corning Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Adams County Veterans — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
On 6th Street west of Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — Fairview Church — 1892 - 2008 —
On Benton Avenue at 10th Street on Benton Avenue.
25 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — First Adams County Mill —
On Benton Avenue at 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on Benton Avenue.
26 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — Icarian Colony —
On 34th Infantry Division Highway (U.S. 34) at Mulberry Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 34th Infantry Division Highway.
27 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — Mt. Etna United Methodist Church — 1852 - 1987 —
On Benton Avenue at 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on Benton Avenue.
28 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — The Bell —
On Grove Avenue at 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Grove Avenue.
29 ► Iowa, Adams County, Corning — Veterans Memorial —
On Davis Avenue north of 8th Street, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► Iowa, Allamakee County, Harper Ferry — The Mystery of the Mounds — Effigy Mounds National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On State Highway 76. Reported permanently removed.
31 ► Iowa, Allamakee County, Waukon — Allamakee County Court House Museum —
On Allamakee Street, on the right when traveling north.
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32 ► Iowa, Allamakee County, Waukon — Gjefle Log Cabin —
On Allamakee Street Northwest (Iowa Route 9) 0.1 miles north of 1st Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
33 ► Iowa, Allamakee County, Waukon — Waukon Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Allamakee County Veterans — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
Near Rossville Road (State Highway 9) just north of 13th Avenue Southeast (Park Road), on the left when traveling north.
34 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Centerville — Around the World in 91 Hours — Howard Hughes Around the World Flight of 1938 — Albert I. Lodwick —
On 12th Street at State Street, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street.
35 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Centerville — Centerville Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
On 13th Street south of State Street, on the right when traveling south.
36 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Centerville — Union Soldiers Monument —
On Jackson Street west of 13th Street, on the right when traveling west.
37 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Coal Mine Car — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
On West North Street east of Myra Lane, on the right when traveling east.
38 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Emergency Siren — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
Near West North Street east of Myra Lane.
39 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Fairview School — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
Near West North Street east of Myra Lane.
40 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Interurban Depot — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
On West North Street east of Myra Lane, on the left when traveling east.
41 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — James Floyd Stevens — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
Near West North Street east of Myra Lane.
42 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Main Station Chapel — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
Near West North Street east of Myra Lane.
43 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Moravia — Historic Hills Scenic Byway —
On East Chariton Street at William Street, on the right when traveling east on East Chariton Street.
44 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Outhouse — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
Near West North Street east of Myra Lane.
45 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Section Car — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
On West North Street east of Myra Lane, on the right when traveling east.
46 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Summer Kitchen — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
Near West North Street east of Myra Lane.
47 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Moravia — Wabash Depot — Wabash Depot/Moravia Historical Complex — 1903 —
On West North Street east of Myra Lane, on the right when traveling east.
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48 ► Iowa, Appanoose County, Walnut City — The Real Village of Griffinsville — Appanoose Historical Marker —
On Southfork Place.
49 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — Albert — the World's Largest Bull —
On East Division Street just north of Southside Street, on the right when traveling north.
50 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — Audubon —
On Market Street (U.S. 71) just south of Southside Street, on the left when traveling south.
51 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — Audubon County Courthouse — National Register of Historic Places — Built 1939 —
On Leroy Street at South Park Place, on the right when traveling north on Leroy Street.
52 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — Audubon County Tourism —
On Leroy Street just north of Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
53 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — Audubon County Veterans Memorial —
On Leroy Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Leroy Street.
54 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — Audubon Public Library —
Near Tracy Street just south of North Park Place, on the left when traveling south.
55 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — T-Bone Trail —
On Market Street (U.S. 71) just south of Southside Street, on the left when traveling south.
56 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Audubon — We Honor Our Veterans —
Near Leroy Street at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
57 ► Iowa, Audubon County, Kimballton — Kimballton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Audubon County Veterans — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
On Esbeck Street east of North Main Street (State Route 173), on the right when traveling east.
58 ► Iowa, Benton County, Belle Plaine — Legacy of the Belle Plaine Area —
On Main Street at 9th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
59 ► Iowa, Benton County, Shellsburg — All Gave Some... Some Gave All —
On Main Street East just west of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling west.
60 ► Iowa, Benton County, Shellsburg — Gold Medal Flour Mural —
On Pearl Street just south of Main Street East, on the right when traveling south.
61 ► Iowa, Benton County, Shellsburg — Shellsburg's Spandrel Bridge —
On Pearl Street (County Road E36) at Jones Street East, on the right when traveling south on Pearl Street.
62 ► Iowa, Benton County, Shellsburg — The Freedom Rock of Benton County — Honoring Benton County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
On Main Street East just west of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling west.
63 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Benton County Courthouse —
On East 4th Street just east of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
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64 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Benton County World War II Veterans Memorial —
On East 4th Street just east of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
65 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Flooding of the Cedar River —
Near A Avenue at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
66 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Iowa Canning Co. Seed House — “First canning plant west of the Mississippi” —
On 1st Avenue (State Highway 150) at West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on 1st Avenue.
67 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Minne Estema Park — The "Sleeping Waters" of the Cedar River —
Near A Avenue at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
68 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Moments in Time on the Cedar —
Near A Avenue at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Red Cedar River — Celebrating the History & Tradition —
Near A Avenue at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
70 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Sweet Corn Day Festival — Vinton, Iowa — 1929 - 1959 —
On A Avenue just north of West 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
71 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — The Many Bridges Built to Cross the Cedar River —
Near A Avenue at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
72 ► Iowa, Benton County, Vinton — Watson's Opera House —
On A Avenue just south of West 3rd Street (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling south.
73 ► Iowa, Benton County, Watkins — The Lincoln Highway / Youngville Cafe —
On 73rd Street 0.3 miles east of U.S. 218, on the right when traveling east.
74 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Cedar Falls Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Black Hawk County Freedom Rock — -- Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II -- —
On Bluff St at E 14th St on Bluff St.
75 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Clay Street Park — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey —
On Clay Street north of West 16th Street, on the right when traveling north.
76 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — 40 — Historic Cedar Falls —
On Center Street.
77 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Ice House Museum — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey —
On Center Street north of West 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
78 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Jacob Hoffman Cabin — (replica 1969) —
On West 3rd Street west of Clay Street, on the right when traveling west.
79 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Lawn City — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey —
On West 1st Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on West 1st Street.
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80 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Millrace — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey —
On West 1st Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on West 1st Street.
81 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Overman Park —
On West 3rd Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street.
82 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Replica of the Statue of Liberty —
On East 14th Street at Waterloo Road, on the left when traveling west on East 14th Street.
83 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Soldiers Monument —
On North College Street north of Ida Street, on the left when traveling north.
84 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls — Sturgis Park —
On Clay Street at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on Clay Street.
85 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Hudson — 27 — Historic Black Hawk County —
Near U.S. 63 0.7 miles north of East Eldora.
86 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, La Porte City — Chestnut Firestation —
On Chestnut Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street.
87 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, La Porte City — City Hall — La Porte City, Iowa —
On Main Street west of Commercial Street (U.S. 218), on the right when traveling west.
88 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, La Porte City — Rural Iowa Heritage Center —
On Chestnut Street just north of 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
89 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, La Porte City — The Jesse Wasson Society —
On Chestnut Street just north of 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
90 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, La Porte City — The Pioneer Spirit —
On Chestnut Street just north of 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
91 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Waterloo — Replica of the Statue of Liberty —
On Cedar Street south of West 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
92 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Waterloo — Sans Souci Island — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey —
On Sans Souci Drive north of Conger Street, on the right when traveling north.
93 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Waterloo — USS Frank E. Evans DD754 — To the memory of all sailors who served aboard the destroyer —
On Cedar Street south of West 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
94 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Waterloo — Waterloo River Lights Experience — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey —
On West 4th Street north of Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east.
95 ► Iowa, Black Hawk County, Waterloo — West Side Story / Honoring Our Veterans — Prairie Pathways - An Interpretive Journey
On West 4th Street at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street. Reported damaged.
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96 ► Iowa, Boone County, Boone — Boone Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Boone County — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II  —
On Mamie Eisenhower Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Mamie Eisenhower Avenue.
97 ► Iowa, Boone County, Boone — Boone Suffrage Parade —
On 7th Street at Carroll Street, on the right when traveling east on 7th Street.
98 ► Iowa, Boone County, Boone — Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple —
On Story Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Story Street.
99 ► Iowa, Boone County, Boone — Co. D. 32nd Iowa Infantry —
On Mamie Eisenhower Avenue at State Street, on the right when traveling east on Mamie Eisenhower Avenue.
100 ► Iowa, Boone County, Boone — 7 — Dragoon Trail Historical Site —
On Mamie Eisenhower Avenue at Division Street, on the right when traveling west on Mamie Eisenhower Avenue.

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