A few weeks back I ventured out east on a solo trip to Clinton County to harvest their town signs. It was a pretty great trip!
Here are some facts about Clinton County:
+ Population is 46,460 making it the 12th most populous county in Iowa. Behind Warren County and above Muscatine County.
+ Clinton is the county seat and largest town.
+ Formed on December 21, 1837.
+ Named for New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. Also two towns in the county are named for him.
+ Contains the easternmost part of Iowa.
+ Birthplace of Jesse Howard.
+ Major Highways are: US-30, US-61, US-67, and IA-136.
+ Adjacent Counties are Jackson, Scott, Cedar, and Jones.
+ Population peaked in 1980 at 57,122.
The Clinton County Courthouse is kinda cool looking:
The Clinton County Courthouse in Clinton, Iowa.
The Clinton County Freedom Rock is located in Clinton, Iowa:
With Clinton County conquered, this is the updated Photography 139 Conquest Map:
PURPLE=STRONG
57 counties completed. 57.6% of the Cyclone State conquered!
Here are the town signs of Clinton County:
Clinton, Iowa
Welcome to CLINTON IOWA
Population: 24,469 (-2,416)
DeWitt, Iowa
Welcome to DeWitt
Crossroads to Opportunity
Population: 5,514 (+192)
Camanche, Iowa
CAMANCHE
Population: 4,570 (+122)
Wheatland, Iowa
WHEATLAND
Shop Wheatland Businesses Ahead
www.cityofwheatland.org
Population: 775 (+11)
Grand Mound, Iowa
Grand Mound
There’s No Place Like Home
Population: 615 (-27)
Delmar, Iowa
DELMAR WELCOMES YOU
A GREAT PLACE TO GROW
A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN
A GREAT PLACE TO SERVE
Population: 542 (+17)
Lost Nation, Iowa
Discover Lost Nation
Established 1872
Population: 434 (-12)
Charlotte, Iowa
CHARLOTTE
Est. 1853
Welcomes You
Population: 389 (-5)
Calamus, Iowa
WELCOME TO CALAMUS
A Community that Cares
Population: 356 (-83)
Low Moor, Iowa
WELCOME TO LOW MOOR
Biggest Little Town in Iowa
Population: 250 (-38)
Goose Lake, Iowa
THE CITY OF GOOSE LAKE
Welcomes You!
Population: 239 (-1)
Welton, Iowa
THE CITY OF WELTON
Welcomes You!
Population: 121 (-44)
Andover, Iowa
Welcome to ANDOVER
The Friendly Community!
Population: 109 (+6)
Toronto, Iowa
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Toronto, Iowa
Population: 102 (-22)
I really struggled with this county. It is just a collection of solid, but not particularly great signs. Toronto obviously has the worst because it isn’t even a town sign. It is a church sign.
But who gets the purple ribbon. I like the town signs of Welton and Low Moor, and Lost Nation, and Andover, and Delmar, and Andover, and Charlotte, and Calamus, but I don’t love any of them. But truth is that I don’t love any of them. If it was a primary sign, I would give it to the Calamus alternate, but I’m going to give it to Low Moor, because the triangles in the design fascinate me.
Low Moor – Best in Show – Clinton County
There is only one alternate town sign in Clinton County, although I’m sure there is more than one town sign in Clinton that I missed, but I might search the town again at some point in the future.
Calamus – Alternate
Here is the current list of Best in Shows:
Best in Show – Adair County
Best in Show – Adams County
Best in Show – Audubon County
Best in Show – Benton County
Best in Show – Boone County
Best in Show – Bremer County
Best in Show – Butler County
Best in Show – Calhoun County
Best in Show – Carroll County
Best in Show – Cass County
Best in Show – Cedar County
Best in Show – Cerro Gordo County
Best in Show – Clarke County
Best in Show – Clinton County
Best in Show – Crawford County
Best in Show – Dallas County
Best in Show – Decatur County
Best in Show – Franklin County
Best in Show – Fremont County
Best in Show – Greene County
Best in Show – Grundy County
Best in Show – Guthrie County
Best in Show – Hamilton County
Best in Show – Hancock County
Best in Show – Hardin County
Best in Show – Humboldt County
Best in Show – Ida County
Best in Show – Jasper County
Best in Show – Jones County
Best in Show – Kossuth County
Best in Show – Linn County
Best in Show – Lucas County
Best in Show – Madison County
Best in Show – Mahaska County
Best in Show – Marion County
Best in Show – Marshall County
Best in Show – Mills County
Best in Show – Monona County
Best in Show – Monroe County
Best in Show – Montgomery County
Best in Show – Page County
Best in Show – Pocahontas County
Best in Show – Polk County
Best in Show – Poweshiek County
Best in Show – Ringgold County
Best in Show – Sac County
Best in Show – Shelby County
Best in Show – Story County
Best in Show – Tama County
Best in Show – Taylor County
Best in Show – Union County
Best in Show – Warren County
Best in Show – Wayne County
Best in Show – Webster County
Best in Show – Winnebago County
Best in Show – Worth County
Best in Show – Wright County
The next time we hit the open road for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT, we will flip over to the other side of the state and take on Pottawattamie County.
Your description was entirely accurate. They’re not terrible signs, but nothing real original or memorable.
Maybe the triangles are some Masons or other voodoo society symbol.
Yeah, I thought it might be a Mason thing too.