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Polk county courthouse

Bennett Barn (Iowa Barn Foundation)

Merle hay and Douglas

LDS Church

The first church built in Shelby County. Note the name McIntosh on the 1875 map. See also: htt...

Morningstar Field

An old grass strip airport that closed fairly recently. Always a thrill to practice soft field la...

Des Moines International Airport

Old Photo of Merle Hay Road

This photo has been circulating forever and is said to be looking North on Merle Hay road, near M...

Camp Dodge Pool

Built in 1922, the Camp Dodge pool was one of the largest in the country!

Indiantown

Former site of Indiantown, founded by Mormons in 1846. See: http://mormonhistoricsites.org/wp-...

Travelers Rest Motel

Henry Voas Farm

Now the site of Voas Nature Area, this was the farm of Henry Voas. Henry was born in England in 1...

Olmsted-Urban House

Leander and Charlotte Olmsted were married in 1866 in Auburn, N.Y. The following spring they came...

Ortonville

Former town of Ortonville, Winter home of the Orton Circus. See: https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/view...

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Webster City

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Calvin and Wilma Bertelsen

Calvin and Wilma raised their family here. Harold, Sandy, Vicki and Sherry They moved here in 1...

Former Ben Finken farmstead

Current home of Harold & Delila Bertelsen