The stories of Johnson County, IA
8 narrated audio stories from across Johnson County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Iowa City
Where Iowa Volunteers Became Soldiers
How Camp Pope turned volunteers into Union regiments.
Iowa City
After the War Governor Came Home
From wartime power to a final chapter in Iowa City.
Ned Ashton House
The Engineer Who Built Himself a Landmark
A river bluff home shaped by one engineer’s restless imagination.
Old Capitol Museum
When Old Capitol Came Back
A fire, a choice, and a landmark restored at campus center.
Iowa City
When Iowa City Chose Emma J. Harvat
A suffrage-era turning point in Iowa City politics.
Iowa City
Iowa City’s War Governor
How Samuel J. Kirkwood turned urgency into leadership for the Union.
Old Capitol Museum
From Statehouse to Campus Heart
A building that kept Iowa’s public life under one dome.
Old Capitol Museum
When Iowa’s Capitol Became a Campus Heart
A former seat of government found a second life at Iowa’s center.
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