The stories of Mills County, IA
8 narrated audio stories from across Mills County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Mills County
From Glenwood to the World
A Civil War veteran from Glenwood carried Iowa onto the world stage.
Glenwood Archeological State Preserve
Where Earth Lodges Reached the Loess Hills
A preserve that shows how village life took root in Iowa’s hills.
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Where the Army Went Upriver
Along Mills County’s river edge, a national mission moved into the unknown.
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From a Mills County Classroom to a Hospital Name
How a southwest Iowa teacher’s name traveled north and endured.
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From Mills County to Two Statehouses
How local standing in Mills County carried John L. Bascom into two political worlds.
Glenwood Resource Center
Where School Became Confinement in Glenwood
A state institution’s long arc from education to segregation.
Glenwood Archeological State Preserve
Before Iowa, a Village Beneath the Ground
How buried earthlodges revealed an older Iowa story.
Glenwood Archaeological State Preserve
What the Earth Lodges Revealed
How archaeology uncovered settled village life near Glenwood.
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