Historical Markers in
Monroe County, Iowa

14 South Main Street 18-20 South Main Street 20-22 Washington Avenue East 20-24 South Main Street 8-10 South Main Street A Stand for the Band Albia Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial Albia Square and Commercial Historic District Albia State Bank Building Buxton E. W. Byers Building Edward Doughtery & Son Building Fish & Elliot / Duncan Building Hennion Block Iowa Bank Building J. C. Morrison Block J. H. Love's New Block Miller-Loeb Block Monroe County Civil War Monument Monroe County Courthouse National Bank Block New Loeb Building New Perry Building Odd Fellows Temple People's Savings Bank Samuel Nobel Block Samuel Nobel Building Seaman & Clark Building Skean's Block T. Caroline Acheson Building Townsend's Corner Block W. H. Kreger Building William Moon & Son / James Phenney Building
During World War II, Iowa was home to several prisoner of war camps, where German soldiers were held captive. The largest of these camps was located in Algona, Iowa, and housed more than 10,000 prisoners at its peak.
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