All Places
Stories and photos added to the map, newest first.
Byers Cemetery
Also known as Cory Grove Cemetery because it is next to the Cory Grove Church.
Old Des Moines River Railway Bridge
This is the spot of the original bridge over the Des Moines River. By the early 1900s this bridge and the entire railroad are gone, probably replaced by the more direct route over the "new" bridge to the North.
Railway viaduct over Des Moines River
A circa 1890 photo of the historic railroad bridge over the Des Moines River, outside of Boone.
Shelling Corn in 1939
A scene from the Luther Passmore farm in 1939.
first train robbery west of Mississippi river
Jesse james gang robbery.
Des Moines Technical High School
Prior to its conversion this building was known as the Ford plant and was used for war material production in the late 30's and early 40's.
Lockard’s
Thing
Steam Train near Meredith and Tech High
A steam train rolls by the Meredith building in the late 1930s. The Fitch building is visible, as well as a tall smokestack that no longer exists.
