The stories of Marion County, IA
8 narrated audio stories from across Marion County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Marion County
From Pella to Tombstone
How a child born in Pella became part of the Tombstone saga.
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The Man Who Named a Refuge
How H. P. Scholte led Dutch immigrants to found Pella.
Vermeer Windmill
When Pella Built Its Heritage to Catch the Wind
A working windmill turned Dutch identity into something impossible to miss.
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Pella and the Promise of Refuge
How Dutch immigrants made refuge into a town in Marion County.
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Before Tombstone, There Was Pella
A future western lawman spends part of boyhood in young Iowa.
Pella Historical Village
Where Pella’s Founding Story Comes Together
An open-air museum that gathers Pella’s Dutch-American beginnings in one place.
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The Minister Who Mapped a Refuge
How Hendrik Pieter Scholte led settlers and shaped Pella from prairie.
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Before Tombstone, an Iowa Boyhood
Wyatt Earp’s legend began long before Tombstone, in boyhood years spent in Pella.
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