On East South Street (Iowa Route 9) just west of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On East South Street (Iowa Route 9) just west of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Central Avenue (U.S. 65) at 10th Street (U.S. 65), on the right when traveling east on Central Avenue.
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
Near Wheelerwood Road, 0.2 miles north of Iowa Highway 105.
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
On Wheelerwood Road at County Highway 105, on the right when traveling north on Wheelerwood Road.
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
Near Wheelerwood Road at County Highway 105, on the right when traveling north.
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
On 10th Street (U.S. 65) north of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near Wheelerwood Road at County Highway 105, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Wheelerwood Road north of County Highway 105, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Wheelerwood Road (County Road S28) north of County Road 105, on the right when traveling north.
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
