On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue at Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling north on 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue.
The Clarinda Carnegie Library
Built in 1908
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m87508) HM
On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south.
POW / MIA
Duty Honor Sacrifice
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"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
On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue (U.S. 71) 0.2 miles south of Essie Davison Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This 400 Acre Farm
Given to Page County, Iowa
November 29, 1991
"as a memorial to my father
Allen Davison"
Dedicated November 1, 1994 — — Map (db m87989) HM
On Grant Street east of 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This stone marks the site of the first school house in Clarinda. Built in 1854 and where Theodore Roosevelt spoke April 23, 1903. — — Map (db m87507) HM
On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south.
"Everywhere in the country, for those who have learned to see and understand, are lessons which point toward the richness and strength of life."
by Jessie Field Shambaugh
These words are written in memory of "The Mother of 4-H" to honor her . . . — — Map (db m88080) HM
On South 16th Street (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south.
In 1901, as a country school teacher, Jessie Field created practical farm and home courses for her students as part of the regular curriculum. Later, as superintendent of Page County schools, she expanded these clubs and camps to include all rural . . . — — Map (db m224590) HM
On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Taught in this Goldenrod School
September 7, 1891 to February 24, 1893
Married Lewis Elmer Miller May 4, 1898
Their second son was (Alton) Glenn Miller
Born in Clarinda, Iowa March 1, 1904 — — Map (db m88089) HM
On Grant Street east of 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This medallion preserved from the original Clarinda High School is presented by the Class of 1950 to past and future Classes of CHS — — Map (db m87504) HM
On Main Street at 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
We wish to promote peace and harmony like the music of Glenn Miller which brought our communities together. May this tree and this stone symbolize growth and stability of our Sister City relationship.
Frank Snyder, Mayor of Clarinda
Toranosuke . . . — — Map (db m87424) HM
On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The greatest children's migration in the history of the United States took place during the seventy-five years from 1854-1929. Orphan and impoverished children were transported from the overcrowded eastern cities to the vast midwestern farmlands. . . . — — Map (db m88093) HM
On Main Street at 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
One of 7 African-Americans to receive the
Medal of Honor for WWII
Awarded January 13, 1997
Clarinda High School Graduate 1939
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty in . . . — — Map (db m87435) WM
On 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on 16th Street / Glenn Miller Avenue.
Page County Roll of Honor
This monument is dedicated to the veterans and service members who have served this country so faithfully in war and peace from the Revolution to the present time to protect our freedom.
Page County Roll of Honor . . . — — Map (db m87422) WM
On Lincoln Street at 19th Street, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Street.
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America — — Map (db m87512) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Blossom Street, on the right when traveling west on Sheridan Avenue.
Shenandoah's first newspaper, The Reporter, began in 1871, the same year the city was incorporated.
In 1887, C.N. Marvin founded The Sentinel and served as its editor for nearly 50 years. His column, "The Easy Chair," was . . . — — Map (db m87786) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Maple Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
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
On Sheridan Avenue at Blossom Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
The fertile land of the Nishnabotna Valley was created when prehistoric glaciers deposited a base for the rich, thick soil which built up through the centuries and made Iowa famous for its corn and soybeans.
Settlers from the great Mormon . . . — — Map (db m87718) HM
On Blossom Street at Sheridan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Blossom Street.
The city of Shenandoah remembers and honors all those citizens of this community who have served in the military of the United States Of America in peacetime, and in these wars and conflicts since Iowa became a state in 1846.
Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m87717) WM
On Clarinda Avenue at Thomas Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Clarinda Avenue.
Our Defenders of the Union
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
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To all those who served
with pride and courage.
So that we never forget our
veterans' sacrifices.
[Newer . . . — — Map (db m87713) WM
On Clarinda Avenue at Thomas Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Clarinda Avenue.
In recognition of their virtues and in acknowledgment of the debt we owe them, we gratefully dedicate this memorial to the
Early Settlers of
Southwestern Iowa
Erected Nov. 2, 1939 — — Map (db m87715) HM
On Nishna Road at Elm Street, on the left when traveling east on Nishna Road.
Dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic, by the Burnside Post No. 250 of the Womens Relief Corps and the efforts of the late Mrs. Jennie Lindsey of Shenandoah Iowa — — Map (db m87826) WM
On Sheridan Avenue at Elm Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
Radio stations KMA and KFNF put Shenandoah on the national map during the 1920's.
Sending their powerful signals across all 48 states, these two pioneer stations had a profound impact on rural America.
Henry Field's KFNF began broadcasting . . . — — Map (db m87687) HM
On Sheridan Avenue at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east on Sheridan Avenue.
The railroad was king, and southwest Iowa became part of the realm when the Burlington Railroad crossed the landscape from Mount Pleasant to Red Oak in 1867.
Chartered as a land grant railroad, the Burlington advertised and promoted the sale . . . — — Map (db m87584) HM
On Sheridan Avenue near Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Sheridan Avenue at Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling west on Sheridan Avenue.
Fertile soil and abundant water made Shenandoah the ideal place to start a nursery.
The early pioneers found that fruit trees from other parts of the United States grew well beside the native wild plum and crab apple trees.
D.S. Lake, father . . . — — Map (db m87756) HM
On Railroad Street south of Sheridan Street, on the left when traveling south.
After Shenandoah's Western Normal College burned for the second time in 1917 (the first fire was in 1891 when Henry Field was a student there) this bell was taken from the ashes of that fire and put atop Henry Field's "seedhouse" at 407 Sycamore . . . — — Map (db m87572) HM
On Nishna Road at Elm Street, on the left when traveling east on Nishna Road.
In honor of the men from Shenandoah
who died in World War II
Don Barret Albert Black Grant N. Braden Morris Carlson Ernest W. Chase, Jr. Larry B. Clancy Clayton Croft Neil B. Davis Bud Deweese Robert W. Dideriksen James O. . . . — — Map (db m87823) WM
