Historical Markers and War Memorials in Worth County, Iowa

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Worth County, Iowa

1 ► Iowa, Worth County, Kensett — First Methodist Episcopal Church — 1895 —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89763) HM

2 ► Iowa, Worth County, Manly — Rock Island Terminal —

One of most modern railroad shops in U.S. Completed in 1913. Generated its own electricity, coal fed by stoker, ashes removed mechanically. — — Map (db m162017) HM

3 ► Iowa, Worth County, Manly — Strand Stockyards —

Peak selling season August — December yearly until 1969. 70 railcars of cattle arriving alternate days. Unloading points manned by Strand and Railroad employees on horseback. — — Map (db m162016) HM

4 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Amundson-Grosland Building — c.1877 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89786) HM

5 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Anchor Building — c.1915 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89769) HM

6 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Emery Building — 1912 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89787) HM

7 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — First National Bank — 1883 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89781) HM

8 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Former Worth County Courthouse, 1880 — Worth County Historical Museum, July 4, 1973 — Iowa Historic Site —

Worth County Court House 1879-1892 Northwood High School 1892-1915 Civic Activities, Public Library Youth Center 1917-1972 This plaque given in memory of a community leader Reuben Rustad 1897 - 1976 . . . — — Map (db m89766) HM

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9 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — 21 — Historic Northern Iowa / Carrie Lane Chapman Catt - (1859 - 1947) —

Northern Iowa landforms result from the action of 3 separate glacial ice sheets. Clear Lake, south of here, is one of the many Iowa lakes formed by glacial action. Pilot Knob, a glacially formed hill west of here, is one of highest points in . . . — — Map (db m224584) HM

10 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Hunter Building — 1887 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89782) HM

11 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Index Building — 1900 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89785) HM

12 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — IOOF - Erickson Building — 1896 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89770) HM

13 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Iraq and Afghanistan War — 2001-2017–2018 —

As this war continues yet today, the role of women has evolved. As soldiers in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, women have done nearly as much in battle as their male counterparts. Women have patrolled streets with machine guns, served as gunners . . . — — Map (db m238272) HM WM

14 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Jefferson Highway Completion —

. . . — — Map (db m127207) HM

15 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Korean War / Vietnam War —

Korean War 1950-1953 Women were active participants in the war effort, filling noncombat support roles, from nurses and caregivers to supply clerks. Women served as communication technicians and intelligence analysts in addition to medical . . . — — Map (db m238868) HM

16 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Paramount Building — c.1886 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89784) HM

17 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Peoples Gas & Electric Building — 1887 —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m89767) HM

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18 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — South Shell Rock Lutheran —

Congregation organized by Rev C.L. Clausen 1869. Church erected on "Rustad Bakke." Dedicated 1875 Destroyed by fire 1920 Iowa 150 Celebrate Our State 1846 • 1996 — — Map (db m16582) HM

19 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Swensrud School — Iowa 150 Celebrate Our State — 1846 - 1996 —

Swensrud School pupils wrote with chalk on walls painted black. No grading. Once selected books were completed to teacher's satisfaction, the pupil was considered graduated! — — Map (db m89805) HM

20 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — The Civil War — 1861-1865 — Frances Clalin Clayton —

Several hundred women disguised themselves as men and took the bold step of leaving their homes to serve their country during the Civil War. Many women enlisted because they had no means of supporting themselves after their loved one enlisted. . . . — — Map (db m238273) HM

21 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — World War I — 1914-1918 —

When America entered World War I, American women were already in the workforce. Their employment opportunities expanded beyond traditional women's professions, and women were now employed in clerical positions and especially garment and textile . . . — — Map (db m238756) HM

22 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — World War II —

Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II. She became the most iconic image of working women. By 1945 the percentage of women in the workforce was nearly 40%. . . . — — Map (db m238430) HM

23 ► Iowa, Worth County, Northwood — Worth County Courthouse Cannon —

. . . — — Map (db m16572) HM

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