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 walls that are five feet thick at the bottom, tapering to two…
Built in 1852 in Garnavillo Township in the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 16-93-3 about one mile east of Garnavillo near Buck Creek on the road to Clayton, Iowa. Purchased from the Government by Benjamin F. Forbes. The mill…
Valley Mill is located on Upper Buck creek in the SE quarter of SE quarter 16-93-3 of Garnavillo Township in Clayton County, Iowa. If you look closely you can see 2 children standing by the house. The limestone mill stood 40x60, with 3.5 stories…
Valley Mill is located on Upper Buck creek in the SE quarter of SE quarter 16-93-3 of Garnavillo Township in Clayton County, Iowa. The limestone mill stood 40x60, with 3.5 stories high. The mill is located 2 miles east from Garnavillo. Go to…
Valley Mill is located on Upper Buck creek in the SE quarter of SE quarter 16-93-3 of Garnavillo Township in Clayton County, Iowa. The limestone mill stood 40x60, with 3.5 stories high. The Mill is now on the National Register list. Go to…
The original 40 acres was purchased from the Government by David Watkins in March 1852. The mill has had many owners and was first a sawmill owned by Corning and Brothers. The property was sold to B.F. Schroeder and John Henry Kuenzel in 1855. A…
Valley Mill is located on Upper Buck creek in the SE quarter of SE quarter 16-93-3 of Garnavillo Township in Clayton County, Iowa. The Mill is now on the National Register list. The limestone mill stood 40x60, with 3.5 stories high. Robert Shimp has…
Photo was taken of the National School at its original location west of the village. The building in the photo was a two story building which many years later was turned into the Kountry Manor Supper Club. During the buildings school use it had two…
A map of National, Iowa in Farmersburg Township in Clayton County, Iowa.
The map shows the location of the churches, school and hotel and Fair grounds in the small village.
Parochial School used for religion classes for the Lutheran church. School was built about 1908 and removed from the site in 1952. The building is now located at the Osborne Nature Center south of Elkader, Iowa.
