A couple months back on my way back from a trip to Manhattan, Kansas to watch Nate graduate from Kansas State, I cruised through Harrison County and harvested the balance of their town signs.
Here are some facts about Harrison County:
+ Population is 14,582 making it the 53rd most populous county in Iowa. Below Kossuth County and above Mills County.
+ The county seat is Logan.
+ The largest town is Missouri Valley.
+ The birthplace or home county of Josh Kraushaar.
+ Where Sneaky Snake Root Beer’s near professional labeler was trained.
+ Major highways are I-29, US-30, IA-37, IA-44, IA-127, IA-183, and IA-191.
+ Adjacent counties are: Monona, Crawford, Shelby, and Pottawattamie.
+ Population peaked in 1900 at 25,597.
The Harrison County Courthouse is not gorgeous, but is pretty in an understated way:
The Harrison County Courthouse in Logan, Iowa.
The Harrison County Freedom Rock is located near Missouri Valley, Iowa.
With Harrison County conquered, here is the updated Photography 139 Conquest Map:
PURPLE=COMPLETED
59 counties completed. 59.6% of the Cyclone State conquered.
Here are the town signs of Harrison County:
Missouri Valley, Iowa
Welcome to Missouri Valley
“A Train Town USA”
Population: 2,678 (-160)
Woodbine, Iowa
WOODBINE
Population: 1,625 (+166)
Logan, Iowa
LOGAN
FOUNDED
JULY 19, 1867
Population: 1,397 (-137)
Dunlap, Iowa
Welcome to DUNLAP
1867
Population: 1,038 (-4)
Mondamin, Iowa
Welcome to Mondamin
Gateway to the Loess Hills
Population: 339 (-63)
Persia, Iowa
PERSIA, IA
HARRISON COUNTY’S EASTERN GATEWAY TO THE LOESS HILLS
EST. 1882
Population: 297 (-22)
Modale, Iowa
Welcome to MODALE
Established 1874
Population: 273 (-10)
Pisgah, Iowa
Welcome to:
Pisgah
Heart of the Loess Hills
Since 1904
Pop: 268
Population: 249 (-2)
Magnolia, Iowa
Welcome to Magnolia
Population: 190 (+7)
Little Sioux, Iowa
LITTLE SIOUX
CHURCH OF CHRIST WELOMES YOU
ONE MILE AHEAD
Population: 166 (-4)
River Sioux, Iowa – Unincorporated
RIVER SIOUX
All in all, I think that Harrison County has a real fine set of signs. I think the worst one is pretty obvious. Logan has the classic tombstone looking sign. It already includes the date the town was founded on it and has left space on the bottom to put the date the town dies.
But who gets the Purple Ribbon for Harrison County? I think there are some real solid signs there. I like Dunlap’s. I like Woodbine’s. I like Missouri Valley and Pisgah’s. But I think I have to give it up to Modale for the best town sign in Harrison County.
Modale – Best in Show – Harrison County
There are a few alternate town signs in Harrison County:
Woodbine – Alternate
Persia – Alternate
Missouri Valley – Alternate
Logan – Alternate
Pisgah – 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 Sow – Harrison 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 – Pottawattamie 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 end up in Iowa County.