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Ackley Heritage Center
733 Main St.
Ackley, IA 50601
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Phone:641-847-2201
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- upper level of municipal building
Open afternoons or by appt. Displays and large collection of photgraphs featuring local history and people. East Friesian displays and information for genealogists. |
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Corner Soda Fountain & Museum
Corner of Main & Mitchell Street
Ackley, IA
Contact:
Phone:641-847-2201
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May - September 2-5p Daily
Restored former Roth Drug & Soda Fountain. 1940's & 50's malts, phosphates, sodas & sundaes. Exhibits of early businesses and municipal history. |
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Settlement of the Prairie
North Butler Street
Ackley, IA
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Phone:641-847-2201
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By appt.
Small park depicting a glimpse of early prairie life. Features 1870 restored Limberg House, Clutterville Country School, prairie plantings, native Iowa trees & shrubs, & exhibit of early cash crops. |
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Dows Historical Center & Depot Welcome Center
Train & Antique Alley
Dows, IA 50071
Contact:
Phone:515-852-3595
Web: www.dowsiowa.com
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9a-5p daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day & Easter. Free travel information. Housed in a restored Rock Island Depot, the Welcome Center also has a gift shop & railroad memorabilia depicting the historical beginnings of Dows. |
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Dows Mercantile Store & Fillmore Building
Main Street
Dows, IA 50071
Contact:
Phone:515-852-3533
Web: www.dowsiowa.com
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Mon-Sat 9a-5p Sun 12-5p
Crafters & artists offer for sale unique gifts, collectibles, Iowa souvenirs & antiques. Relax & enjoy a treat from the ice cream parlor. Building is over 100 years old & owned by the Dows Historical Society. |
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Evans Little Prairie House
201 West Railroad
Dows, IA 50071
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Phone:515-852-3595
Web: www.dowsiowa.com
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Restore 2 story, 2 room home of the Ingebret Evans family in the late 1800's. |
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Quasdorf Museum- Blacksmith, Wagon & Machine Shop
Dows, IA 50071
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Phone:515-852-3595
Web: www.dowsiowa.com
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Mon-Sat 9a-5p Sun 12-5p or by appt.
Learn the process of making wagon wheels, forging iron & cutting sheet metal as it was done in years past. Family run progressive shop began in 1890 & operated until recent years. Hands-on free museum, operated by Dows Historical Society. |
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Vernon Township Center #5
Downtown Dows
Dows, IA 50071
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Phone:515-852-3595
Web: www.dowsiowa.com
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Mon-Sat 9a-5 & Sun 12-5p or by appt.
Restored 1880 typical, one-room school building. |
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Old Stone House
2 miles # of Hwy 65 on 105th Street
Geneva, IA 50441
Contact:
Phone:1-641-456-5777
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Memorial Day-Labor Day 2-4p or by appt.
Furnished with period furniture & on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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Beeds Lake State Park Lodge
1442 165th Street
Hampton, IA 50441
Contact: Rick & Kim Johnson
Phone:641-579-6023
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The Old Stone Beach House has been remodeled and is available to rent seasonally for celebrations. |
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Beed's Lake State Park & Spillway
1422 165th Street
Hampton, IA 50441
Contact:
Phone:641-456-2047
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Franklin County Courthouse
12 First Avenue NW
Hampton, IA 50441
Contact:
Phone:641-456-5662
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Mon-Fri 8a-4p
The best example of Richarson-Romanesque architecture in North Iowa, the Franklin County Courthouse was constructed in 1890 and remodeled in 1975-76. |
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Franklin County Historical Society Museum
Franklin Co. Fairgrounds, Hwy 3 W
Hampton, IA 50441
Contact:
Phone:641-456-5777
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Open year round.
Museum features displays & exhibits including a farm/machinery room, household furnishings, medical office, & genealogical reading room. |
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GAR Memorial Hall
9 Federal Street N
Hampton, IA 50441
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Phone:641-456-5777
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By appt.
First hall built in Iowa to honor Union soldiers after the Civil War. Four stained glass windows. Marble tables name 44 soldiers from Franklin County who died in war. |
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Hampton Veteran's Memorial
Central Avenue & 1st Street NW
Hampton, IA 50441
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Displays the names of Hampton's military veterans |
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Harriman Nielsen Farm House
Central Avenue & 10th Street SW
Hampton, IA 50441
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Phone:641-456-5777
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This 20-acre farm's Italianate house was built in 1881 by Dr. O.B. Harriman & has been restored. This attraction is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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Maysville School
1/2 mile E of Hwy 65 on 95th Street
Hampton, IA 50441
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Phone:641-456-5777
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By appt.
Built in 1867 & used as a church & school in what was once the town of Maysville. Building was refurbished in 1979-80. |
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Pleasant Hill Village & Grandpa's Farm
Franklin Co. Fairgrounds, Hwy 3 W
Hampton, IA 50441
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Phone:641-456-5777
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Take a step back in time as you visit this charming prairie community featuring vintage buildings in an old-time setting. The village features a saloon, jail, country church, country school, mercantile, bank & post office, livery, blacksmith shop & wood shop. |
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R.E.A. Power Plant Museum
4 miles S on Hwy 65, 1 1/2 miles West on 110th Street
Hampton, IA 50441
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Phone:641-456-5777
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By appt.
First REA (Rural Electric Association) plant to go on line west of the Mississippi. Electricity changed rural life as it was known. Museum diesel Norbert generator. |
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Rock Island Depot
Franklin Co. Fairgrounds, Hwy 3 W
Hampton, IA 50441
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Phone:641-456-5777
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The last Rock Island Depot to operate in Franklin Cunty was moved one block to its present site. Exhibits include telgrapher's equipment, section hands' cars, rail-laying tools, mortarboard & lanterns. |
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Latimer Historical Museum
108 S Akir Street
Latimer, IA
Contact:
Phone:641-579-6452
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Historical museum displays depicting Latimer's history. |
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Latimer Veteran's Memorial
In front of CAL School
Latimer, IA
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Displays Latimer's military veterans |
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Sheffield Veteran's Memorial
City Park - Gilman Street
Sheffield, IA
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Memorial displaying Sheffield's military veterans |
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