…Near the crossroads of the nation, our parks and trails, attractions and celebrations, quality health care and good schools, makes Audubon a fine place to live, raise children, work and play. John James Audubon Clock A 21-foot clock of John . . . — — Map (db m239499) HM
John James Audubon Stained Glass Clock A 21-foot-tall clock with Audubon and his dog Zephyr, artistically created of stained glass. It has exact Universal time and is lighted at night. It was commissioned by the Audubon Masonic Association. The . . . — — Map (db m239589) HM
When ground was broken in November of 1879 for the S.H. Watson Canning Company, it was the beginning of Vinton's identity as the "Corn Canning Capital of the World". Eventually, the Vinton canning industry grew to be the largest in the Midwest. It . . . — — Map (db m176268) HM
Samuel H. Watson, pioneer Vinton banker built the opera house in 1870 at a cost of 20,000 to $25,000. It seated 800 persons and featured live performances in drama, music, and comedy. It was the center of entertainment for the Vinton community. . . . — — Map (db m239697) HM
The above legends played
their last concert at the
Surf Ballroom,
Clear Lake, Iowa,
on February 2, 1959.
Their earthly life
tragically ended in a
plane crash 5.2 miles
northwest of the
Mason City Airport.
February 3, . . . — — Map (db m89468) HM
Built in 1948
and placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
September 16, 2011 — — Map (db m89467) HM
This circular park plays off the musical significance of the neighboring Surf Ballroom and honors the legacies and final performance of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson on February 2, 1959. The monument was built and . . . — — Map (db m133139) HM
The musical score resounds the spirit of “River City,” a tribute to the community of Mason City from the creator-composer. Meredith Willson May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984 ”May the good Lord bless and keep you.” A . . . — — Map (db m162292) HM
Francis L. Sampson
1912-1996
Francis L. Sampson's amazing record as a war hero put him in history books. As the "Paratrooper Padre" in World War II, he was one of the 20th century's best-known Army Chaplains. His real life story of . . . — — Map (db m126926) HM WM
4th and Main Streets has hosted public entertainment since the 1840’s. Designed by America’s premier theater architects, CW and George Rapp, the Majestic is a Renaissance Revival style with French and Italian influences. The original structure, the . . . — — Map (db m126600) HM
Old Dubuque County Jail was built in 1857 by architect John Francis Rague. The Old Jail is one of only three surviving Egyptian Revival buildings in the entire United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also an . . . — — Map (db m126597) HM
Sally lived in the Greene County town of Churdan. Married to Paul White they were the parents of three children; Julie, Rick and Cari. Sally had always been interested in photography. With the loving persistence of here husband, Paul, she used that . . . — — Map (db m168839) HM
Opened in 1902, the Hall of Liberal Arts was later renamed Schaeffer Hall for Charles A. Schaeffer, the University of Iowa president who turned the first spadeful of earth for the new building shortly before his death in 1898. The first of the four . . . — — Map (db m194175) HM
The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop was founded by Wilbur Schramm in 1936 as the first creative writing degree program in the United States. Iowa City was recognized as the first City of Literature in the United States, and third in the . . . — — Map (db m194181) HM
Conrad Nagel was born in Keokuk, Iowa on
March 16, 1897. The son of Frank, a
musician, and Frances, a talented singer, it
is no surprise Nagel grew up to be a famous
silent and sound movie star.
The Nagel family was well known in
Keokuk as . . . — — Map (db m229473) HM
Elsa Maxwell was born May 24, 1883 in
Keokuk, Iowa – it is said she was born in a
theater during the opera Mignon. She was
raised in San Francisco, California where
her father sold insurance and did freelance
writing for the New York Dramatic . . . — — Map (db m229501) HM
Born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26, 1907, John Wayne’s
parents originally named him Marion Robert Morrison,
which was changed to Marion Mitchell Morison several
years later when they wanted to name a younger brother
Robert. The Morison family . . . — — Map (db m229527) HM
Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) walked the streets of
Keokuk in the years 1855 and 1856. He worked for his
brother, Orion, who owned a printing business "The Ben
Franklin Book and Job Office” located on the third story
of the Ogden City Book . . . — — Map (db m178943) HM
Mary Huiskamp was born August 3rd, 1926
in Keokuk, Iowa. Discovering the delights
of the library, by the age of 7 she knew she
wanted to be a writer.
Huiskamp grew up in a big brick house,
built by her great grandfather, on a hill
above the . . . — — Map (db m229422) HM
MENC: The National Association for Music Education was founded on this corner in the Westminster Presbyterian Church on April 12, 1907, during a meeting of music supervisors from fourteen states. The meeting was organized by Philip Cady Hayden, . . . — — Map (db m55413) HM
Samuel Clemens was born November 30,
1835 in Florida, Missouri. When he was
four, his family moved to Hannibal where
he spent his childhood.
Clemens moved to Keokuk in the mid1850s to work in his brother Orion’s print
shop at 2nd and Main . . . — — Map (db m229993) HM
This building, known since 1906 as South Hall, was constructed in 1872 for student housing and dining facility. In 1882 art and music courses were taught in some of the vacant rooms. “Conservatory Hall,” as it came to be called, was remodeled into . . . — — Map (db m184808) HM
In the early 1870s the City Bakery operated here in a wooden structure. This brick building was used by farm implement dealers in the late 1800s. In 1907 it was a grocery/meat market, and motion pictures were shown here in 1916.
By the 1930s . . . — — Map (db m72671) HM
Clothing stores were operated from this building for over 100 years. Most of the merchants sold only men's clothing except Oliver's which sold women's clothing. Names of the business owners were Hadley, McMillan, Garrett, Rowe, Wright, and Oliver. . . . — — Map (db m72806) HM
In 1869, a wood frame building stood on this lot, serving as a book store and the post office. The current brick building has housed a general store, a men's clothing store, and a chiropractic office in the front section of the main floor. From . . . — — Map (db m72811) HM
Entrepreneur Edward Jones ran a general store on this property for several years in the mid-1800s. By 1871, he took on a partner, M. R. Tidrick, and then moved on to other ventures.
The Tidrick-Terrill Company owned and operated several . . . — — Map (db m72758) HM
In its early days, this building housed businesses selling jewelry, stationery and then drugs. A Gambels Store conducted business here from the 1930's until 1971 when Alexander Fabrics acquired the building and operated until 1996. It has also . . . — — Map (db m72472) HM
Drugs and Jewelry were sold from the wood frame building that originally stood here. The current building housed a succession of shoe stores for more than 100 years. Proprietors were Aikens, Allen, Stevens, and Hendricks.
In the early 1900's, . . . — — Map (db m72473) HM
Eli Cox, builder of several local covered bridges, had the contract to build this structure. During the construction, gas pipes were incorporated in anticipation of soon having a source for lighting. The Opera House was originally on the second . . . — — Map (db m72475) HM
This building was a hardware store in 1886. In the early 1900s H. N. Shaw moved his dry goods store from the west side of the square to this site.
From 1931 to 1997 the J. C. Penney department store was in business here. An advertisement that . . . — — Map (db m72738) HM
Born Oct. 5th 1897 Died July 1st 1978 Lt. Commander US Navy Res. Legendary art conservationist George Stout was born in Winterset, Iowa and graduated from Winterset High School in 1915. After 2 years at Grinnell College, he served overseas for 2 . . . — — Map (db m193900) HM
Mahaska for whom Mahaska County was named was a chief of the Ioway Tribe of Indians he lived at peace with the white man and was slain by an Indian in 1834 at the age of fifty years in what is now Cass County Iowa
The Ioways a powerful tribe . . . — — Map (db m236011) HM
This property is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places
Iowa State Historical Department
Division of Historic Preservation — — Map (db m237691) HM
Developer: Albia Historic Preservation Board Architect: Daniel R. Hunt Contractor: Conley Construction, Inc. The Albia community’s effort to create a new bandstand reminiscent of an early structure, attractive architecturally, and user-friendly, . . . — — Map (db m187688) HM
In 1853 Orion Clemens became co-editor, co-owner of the Muscatine Journal. With his mother, Jane, and his youngest brother, Henry, he lived on the east side of Walnut Street, at the alley corner, across from this marker. His brother, Sam, then age . . . — — Map (db m238797) HM
POW / MIA
Duty • Honor • Sacrifice
——————————
"America means freedom and there's no expression of freedom quite so sincere as music."
Major Glenn Miller
1Lt Vernon Baker . . . — — Map (db m88026) WM
Shenandoah residents have a long history in arts and entertainment.
The City Opera House imported traveling theatrical troupes, and the first Chautauqua met in 1886. Interested young men formed a Shakespeare Society and numerous women's . . . — — Map (db m87588) HM
Shenandoahans have a rich and unusual musical tradition.
The city boasted a fine opera house, built in 1881, and Western Normal College offered a degree in music in 1889. Shenandoah schools also offered fine vocal and instrumental music . . . — — Map (db m87653) HM
Prairie Engine recalls the early days of the railroad and its importance in the development of Clive. The sculpture conveys the power and movement of a by-gone era and historically connects Clive's past to its present.
The deep brown . . . — — Map (db m236237) HM
Blank Children's Hospital stands here today because of the generosity of A.H. and Anna Blank. The Blanks were steadfast in their philanthropic mission to build a children's hospital in memory of their son, Raymond Blank. At the time, Iowa had the . . . — — Map (db m237713) HM
Ralph was a slave from Missouri. In 1834, he bought his freedom from his owner, a man named J. Montgomery, so he could come to Iowa to work in the lead mines near Dubuque. The cost of his independence was to be $550, plus interest. But after five . . . — — Map (db m236242) HM
This building was constructed in 1887 by William Timby for the W.A. Simpson Department Store. It is believed that L.P. Todd converted the building into the Princess Theater in 1914. The silent movies were accompanied by live musicians.
For the . . . — — Map (db m86770) HM
In this house
Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke
(1903—1931)
was born and raised.
His short life's story left
us with the memory of his
legend as a jazz genius — — Map (db m202217) HM
[Main plaque] The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society presents the annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival to honor the musical genius and preserve the world-wide regard for Davenport-born Bix. His life and accomplishments are still . . . — — Map (db m202143) HM
Since 1925, music has drifted along the Davenport levee from the Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion. One of several bandshells in Davenport at the time, the Music Pavilion was the final touch in Davenport's riverfront beautification project known as . . . — — Map (db m202109) HM
Upon his death in 1914, Judge John F. Dillon bequeathed $10,000 to the city of Davenport to construct a fountain in the city that he called home. In 1921, the city dedicated the Dillon Fountain as part of its efforts to improve the riverfront. The . . . — — Map (db m202146) HM
American Gothic was painted in 1930 by Iowa artist Grant Wood. After seeing and sketching this house, Wood's idea was to show the kind of people he imagined would live there.
The painting is said to represent a father and his daughter. . . . — — Map (db m90314) HM
Through his innovative artistic style, Grant Wood's work is known and appreciated throughout the world. He will forever be credited as the artist who celebrated the land and people of Iowa.
Place in Regionalism
By the early 1930s . . . — — Map (db m90309) HM
The American Gothic House was built in 1881-82 by Catherine and Charles Dibble. The house is constructed in a style known as Carpenter Gothic (which lead [sic - led] to the title of the painting). The house is listed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m90313) HM
"I want to reach everyday people, not just the art critics of the world."
-Grant Wood
Early Life
Grant Devolson Wood was born on February 13, 1891 on a farm near Anamosa, Iowa. From a young age Wood wanted to be an . . . — — Map (db m90312) HM
The Union soldier was purchased by the Women's [sic - Woman's] Relief Corps (WRC) in 1899, unveiled June 29, 1900 and dedicated July 5, 1900. The local WRC Chapter was founded in 1891 with the object of caring for Union soldiers of the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m133487) WM
The Tremont House The northwest corner lot across the street at W. Water and N. Mill Streets has a history dating back to 1856 when Englishman Eli George bought the lot and the Tremont House, a hotel, was built the next year. . . . — — Map (db m240000) HM
In commemoration of the visit of Antonín Dvořák renowned composer, to Spillville in 1893, this tablet is erected by his friends and The Iowa Conservation Association 1925. — — Map (db m239167) HM
Named in Memory of
-Herbert Quick-
-Statesman-Writer-
-Mayor of Sioux City-
He Knew and Loved the Prairie's
of Iowa
-1861 - 1925- — — Map (db m102570) HM
