Historical Markers in
Shelby County, Iowa

Baughn Building Baughn Building Beh Building Book Building Donnan Building Farmers & Merchants Bank Building Harlan Bank Building Hertert Building Koolbeck Building Lamb Building Lamm Building Long's Block Long's Block Luecke Building Overholt Block Shelby County Bank Building Shelby County Bank Building St. Paul's Episcopal Church Stutsman Building T.R. Westrope Block Tinsley Building Weber Building Wheeler Block Wheeler Block
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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