Monroe/Washington Iowa (Day 1 of Spring Vacation)

We decided that Covid or no Covid; we were going to go ahead and get out of Kansas City for a week.  This was a strange trip as we didn't really visit museums - it was a series of day trips from Dubuque.  No worries though - it was still fun and very interesting. 

The first real day was the drive from Des Moines to Coralville.  Normally, this would be a straight shot on I-80 that takes two hours, but we took the scenic route through Pella, Oskaloosa, Sigourney, West Chester, and then north on up to Coralville.  I made two stops because of interesting objects - 1st in Monroe, Iowa, an Octagonal Barn and a large zinc obelisk in the Monroe Cemetery; 2nd Washington, Iowa, a REALLY nice Second Empire building called Blair House.  I processed 90 pictures which turned into 55 waymarks.  Not bad for about an hour of picture taking.

Octagonal Barn in Monroe, Iowa

Zinc Obelisk Headstone
in Monroe, Iowa, Cemetery

Blair House - former Washington, Iowa
City Hall

Queen Anne building on 

Washington, Iowa, Town Square

Washington Bust located on the SE 

grounds of the Washington, Iowa Square