Erected by Monona County
in memory of the defenders of our flag.
May 30, 1916.
Fraternity Charity and Loyalty.
Hanscom Post No. 97 G. A. R. — — Map (db m236233) WM
Monona County's Freedom Rock
Many Americans think of Iowa as having little topographic variation. However, in westernmost Iowa the Loess Hills rise 200 feet above the flat plains forming a narrow band running north-south 200 miles along . . . — — Map (db m135763) WM
August 9, 1804
Clark wrote in his journal: "The fog being thick detained us untile half pasd. 7 oClock at which time we Set out and proceeded on under a Gentle Breeze from the SE I walked on Shore, Saw an Elk, crossed a Istmust . . . — — Map (db m236248) HM
When Lewis and Clark began their exploration in 1804, the Missouri was wild with constantly changing channels and chutes. The "Big Muddy" got its name from its shifting bottom.
The river topped its banks every spring and deposited nutrients in . . . — — Map (db m236251) HM
Lewis and Clark in Iowa
On July 18, 1804, Lewis & Clark recorded in their journals that the bluffs you are standing on were "...a ridge of naked hills...running parrallel to the river as far as we could see and from three to six miles . . . — — Map (db m236249) HM
Open and Boundless Prairie
When Lewis & Clark saw western Iowa in 1804, the land was almost completely covered with prairie grasses and wildflowers. Now, very little of this vegetation remains. The largest tracts of undisturbed prairie . . . — — Map (db m236247) HM
Mormon Influence
In 1853, as an expedition of Mormons crossed Iowa en route to Utah, 50 to 60 families left the main group to seek land to settle and to follow the teachings of their leader Charles B. Thompson, a former follower of Joseph . . . — — Map (db m236246) HM
In 1804-1806, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on an epic journey. Charged by President Thomas Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory, they mapped the . . . — — Map (db m236250) HM
On August 11, 1804, Clark wrote: "...a hard wind accompanied with rain from the S.E. after the rain was over Capt. Lewis myself & 10 men assended the Hill on the L.S. (larboard side) under which there was Some fine Springs to the top of a high . . . — — Map (db m236245) HM
