The stories of Poweshiek County, IA
8 narrated audio stories from across Poweshiek County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Grinnell College
When the Navy Came to Grinnell
How a liberal arts campus took on a wartime rhythm.
Merchants' National Bank
A Jewel Box in Downtown Grinnell
How Louis Sullivan gave a small Iowa town an ambitious bank.
Poweshiek County
The Name on the Map, and the Man Behind It
Why Poweshiek is familiar in Iowa, but his history is harder to name.
Merchants' National Bank
A Jewel Box in Grinnell
How a compact bank became one of Grinnell’s defining works of architecture.
Grinnell College
When Grinnell Went to War for a Season
A college campus briefly remade by wartime urgency in 1918.
Poweshiek County
How a Small Town’s Cameras Broke the Case
A story of discovery, surveillance, and the end of a desperate search.
Poweshiek County
When a Run Shook Poweshiek County
A local disappearance that grew into a national story.
Poweshiek County
A County With a Human Name
How an Iowa county kept the name of a Meskwaki leader.
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