Historical Marker
S. E. Dow House
Historical marker location:
513 South Prince Street, Dow City, Iowa
( Marker is on South Prince Street, 0.1 miles south of Charles Street, on the right when traveling south.)
National Register of Historic Places.
The town of Fort Atkinson, Iowa was established in 1840 as a military outpost to protect the Winnebago Indians from hostile neighboring tribes. It was the first military post west of the Mississippi River.