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Unit3 ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Oct 2009 Location: NC Iowa Points: 5504 |
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Just asked my wife an Iowa question. What would you say is the most famous town in Iowa?
Clear Lake for the Surf and Buddy Holly? Charles City for Oliver's and the Frank Lloyd Wright Denison for Donna Reed? Des Moines because of the capital and I Cubs? Mason City for the Music Man and John Dillinger Ottumwa for Corporal Radar O'Reilly and tv show M*A*S*H? Winterset for the book and film Bridges Of Madison County and birth place of John Wayne What do you think?
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Where's Iowa?
Dubuque (Hams)
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Unit3 ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Oct 2009 Location: NC Iowa Points: 5504 |
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LOL Oh that's cold. LOL
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Thad in AR. ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Points: 9317 |
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Just curious where the state fair is??? We hear about that clear down here in the hills.
Knoxville nationals as well. |
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Unit3 ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Oct 2009 Location: NC Iowa Points: 5504 |
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The state fair is in Des Moines. I forgot about the winged sprint cars in Knoxville. I have never gotten down there to watch them. I have seen the Indy cars run at Newton. 180 mph in that tight oval looks fast. Real fast.
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allisorange ![]() Silver Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Mar 2010 Location: perkins, michig Points: 374 |
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What about John Wayne. He was born in Iowa I think. John Carlson
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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Listed at bottom of Unit3's first post, Winterset Iowa.
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HD6GTOM ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Nov 2009 Location: MADISON CO IA Points: 6627 |
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Guys, the past few years Winterset Iowa has been rated the best town in Iowa (around 5000 people) to live and raise a family. Most of the town square along with the courthouse are on the National Historic Register. John Wayne's original home is here, along with the new J Wayne museum. I have been told his wife and kids have donated a lot of stuff used in his movies to the museum. The building where his dad had his pharmacy is still here. There are many completely restored homes here that are on the National Historical Regrestry. We have 5 or 6 of the original Covered Bridges. My partner in the tire business came within about 1/10th of an inch of running over Clint Eastwood. He was filming and stepped out in front of Eddie, my partner. Most of the buildings used in the movie are still here. We have no Walmart, a great dime store, a great local owned lumber yard, no Mc Donalds, some of the greatest pizza in the state, pretty good schools, and very friendly folks. 2 great locally owned restruarants. There might be 1 old geezer who is unfriendly, did I mention I am in the old geezer age range now.
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Sugarmaker ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8172 |
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What about the American Pickers, Mike and Frank?
Regards, Chris
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Thad in AR. ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Points: 9317 |
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The Matt Edel blacksmith shop in Haverhill Iowa is way up on my bucket list.
Edited by Thad in AR. - 29 Dec 2018 at 4:44pm |
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iowallis ![]() Silver Level ![]() Joined: 04 Jun 2017 Location: North Iowa Points: 327 |
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Mason City also has a hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright hotel, the last one standing in the world. The hotel has been restored and you can stay there, it is called The Historic Park Inn. The Stockman house in Mason City was also designed by FLW.
Charles City is also known for Salsbury Labs, one of the 1st large scale makers of "chicken medicine" and other drugs for farm animals. What about Dyersville and the "Field of Dreams" and Ertl Manufacturing/Farm toy Museum?
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shameless dude ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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IA has a bunch of dead end roads...makes it hard when being chased by cops! Winterset IA has a lying motel manager, and IA I think is the reason all the trees in NE lean to the east!
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shameless dude ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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oh...and didn't IA folks vote for lady Clinton
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IBWD MIke ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 3516 |
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Oh come on now, if the trees in Nebraska lean any way I would think South.
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shameless dude ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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hahaha....I figgered i'd gits someone on that! (poke,poke)
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IBWD MIke ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 3516 |
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Just teasing the guys from Kansas.
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JohnCO ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Niwot Colo Points: 8992 |
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I was at an energy conference in Utah several years ago. The rep from Nebraska said the wind energy was so good in Iowa because it sucks. Guy from Kansas said they both blow! Hey, I'm just repeating what I heard...
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"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"
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steve(ill) ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: illinois Points: 78560 |
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TOM!!! How do you get anything done with no McDonalds or Wal Mart ?
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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JohnCO ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Niwot Colo Points: 8992 |
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That's probably why he does get stuff done, no reason to spend in town, may as well stay home and work! |
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"If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer"
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Ron Eggen ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Location: Lohman, Missour Points: 527 |
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I vote for Dyersville for Farm Toys Capitol of the World , and Williamsburg for the Kinze manufacturing.
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DaveKamp ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Apr 2010 Location: LeClaire, Ia Points: 5652 |
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How about: Pella, Iowa: Pella Windows, Vermeer equipment (trenchers, horizontal boring, etc - GroundSaw/DitchWitch) Amana, Iowa: Amana appliances Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Rockwell-Collins Des Moines: Principal Financial Group Spirit Lake, Iowa: Victory Motorcycles (Polaris), Berkely Fishing and Penn Reels Muscatine, Iowa: HON Company (office furnature) and MUSCO Lighting (sports fields) Newton, Iowa: MAYTAG Clinton, Iowa: CLINTON Engines Ottumwa, Iowa: Bob Williams- WW2 US Army Air Corps 332nd Fighter Group/100th Ftr Sqdrn - 2 confirmed enemy aircraft downed Dubuque, Iowa: Robert Martin- WW2 US Army Air Corps 3392nd Fighter Group Van Meter, Iowa: Bob Feller: 'The Heater from Van Meter' Pitcher of the Cleveland Indians for 18 seasons... interrupted by 4yr service USN during WW2 Mason City, Iowa: Meredith Wilson Waterloo, Iowa: The Sullivan Brothers (WW2 casualties) Corning, Iowa: Johnny Carson Bettendorf, Iowa: Pat Angerer (football) Ottumwa, Iowa: Tom Arnold (Actor) Hampton, Iowa: Fleet Admiral William Leahy Clarenda, Iowa: Glenn Miller Winterset, Iowa- Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne). Wall Lake, Iowa: Andy Williams Pella, Iowa: Morgan and Warren Earp LeClaire, Iowa : William F (Buffalo Bill) Cody Oskaloosa, Iowa: Admiral Bernard A "Chick" Clary, USN Anamosa, Iowa; Grant Wood Sioux City, Iowa: Brig. Gen. George Everett "Bud" Day Dubuque, Iowa: Kate Mulgrew (actress) Sioux City, Iowa: Eppie Lederer... aka "Ann Landers"... Boone, Iowa Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower... wife of Ike... Also... born in Lippe, Germany, but emigrated to Rockford, Iowa when he was six: Fred Duesenberg. Riverside, Iowa: Captain James T Kirk, USS Enterprise... |
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Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.
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Brian Jasper co. Ia ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Prairie City Ia Points: 10508 |
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Musco Lighting is in Oskaloosa not Muscatine.
Des Moines is known as the insurance capitol of the U.S. Eldon IA for Grant Wood's American Gothic, Tom and Roseanne's Big Food Diner (closed) and their mansion that was never completed. West Branch home of Herbert Hoover Ashton Kutcher is from the Amana Colonies West Branch home of President Herbert Hoover Brandon Routh, one of the Superman movie actors is from Norwalk. There's another actor whose movie just came out I can't remember his name right off is also from Norwalk. Edited by Brian Jasper co. Ia - 30 Dec 2018 at 12:57am |
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"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford
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shameless dude ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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Dave....you forgots Arlington IA!
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iowaman ![]() Bronze Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Jun 2016 Location: iowa Points: 69 |
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Better study your history of Musco Lighting.
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You only live once. But if you live right once is enough.
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truckerfarmer ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 26 Jan 2013 Location: Watertown, SD Points: 3188 |
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Not sure what town it's in or near, but, how about The I-80 Truck Stop. Recall something about it being the biggest in the country.
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Looking at the past to see the future.
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ac hunter ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Jan 2011 Location: OHIO Points: 949 |
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How about Dows, iowa? Several years ago we blundered into this little town off of I-35 in north central Iowa and went through their museum. Not big but very interesting. They had an old local blacksmith shop with an old electric welder or two and a forge. In the blacksmith shop there were quite a number of Weiss replacement plow points and edges. My father used those same Weiss parts in his shop back before there were the throw away shares. There was also an old country school and a very little house where a couple had raised around 10-12 children, can't remember exactly. Some other interesting stuff too. The folks operating the museum were very friendly and before we knew it we had spent half of the day there. It's a couple of miles off the interstate so I imagine most travelers don't get there.
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HD6GTOM ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Nov 2009 Location: MADISON CO IA Points: 6627 |
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Weldon Iowa, still has their train depot from the 1900's. There used to be a sign on the town square with the 5 Randol Brothers names on it. They went to Ww2, one as a belly gunner on a bomber, one in a tank with Patton, one in a destroyer that the japs sank, and one as a sharp shooter in Europe. They all came home. The last time they were together was dad and moms 60 the wedding anniversary. They are all gone now. I wish their stories would have been printed.
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chaskaduo ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Location: Twin Cities Points: 5203 |
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And how does Nevada stack up to all this? |
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Thad in AR. ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Points: 9317 |
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IBWD MIke ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 3516 |
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Newton has one of the few remaining 'Drive in theaters'. This thing is insanely popular, you can't believe the lines of cars when there is a good movie! Maytag blue cheese is made here. As much as I like Wisconsin cheese, Maytag blue is hard to beat.
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