The stories of Cherokee County, IA
7 narrated audio stories from across Cherokee County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
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When the War Reached Cherokee County
How a farm county felt World War I at home.
Cherokee Mental Health Institute
When Iowa Brought Mental Health Care to Cherokee
The 1902 opening revealed how Iowa treated mental illness through public institutions.
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When the Railroad Made Cherokee
How rails turned prairie into Cherokee County’s center of gravity.
Cherokee County Freedom Rock
A Boulder, a Brush, and Cherokee County Memory
How one county joined Iowa’s painted tribute to veterans.
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Before the Porches, the County Line
How Cherokee County existed on paper before it fully existed in practice.
Cherokee Mental Health Institute
A Hospital Designed as a Landscape
How a campus plan tried to make care feel less like confinement.
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How the Rails Chose Cherokee
The railroad line that moved a county’s center of gravity.
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