This photo was taken from a high elevation across the river. Motor Mill is located on the Turkey River six miles down stream from Elkader. This six story structure stands approximately fifty feet wide, sixty feet long and over ninety feet high with…
The Echelon Cafe was located in the 200th block on North Main Street in Garnavillo. It was located in what is now known as the Speede Shop. Cafe owners Harold Schultz (1936-1941), John H. Ebbe (1941-1953), Seifert Family (1953- )
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek. The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek.
The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The front part of Turner Hall was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,800. This is a frame , 35' x 50'. In September 1873, the society bought the Methodist Church building and added it to their hall. The cost of this including rebuilding, fitting up,…
The front part of Turner Hall was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,800. This is a frame , 35' x 50'. In September 1873, the society bought the Methodist Church building and added it to their hall. The cost of this including rebuilding, fitting up,…
This is a framed tribute to Orient, Iowa native Captain Jack Conger was a U.S. Marine and flying ace during World War II. He was awarded the Navy Cross in November 1943 for shooting down eight enemy planes. In addition, after his ammunition had been…
Born in Orient, Iowa, "Dazzy" Vance was a renowned pitcher for the National League and played in the major leagues for 18 Years. He was accepted into the baseball Hall of Fame and the Des Moines Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
