The Josiah & Mahala Hopkins House (1848) served the community as a post office and early stagecoach stop on the route from Fort Des Moines to Fort Dodge. It was dubbed 20-Mile House for its location 20 miles from Fort Des Moines. Locally, the . . . — — Map (db m285152) HM
Town Square In May 1846 George and Hester Beebe, on their way west, bought land along the banks of Big Creek from Samuel and John Hays. They established the Big Creek Settlement, some times referred to as the Beebe Settlement. The . . . — — Map (db m292797) HM
