The Maxwell Iowa Historic Museum, A Town of Many Tales by Gene Stevens

Sometimes the Iowa landscape just draws you in.

While doing research for my book, "Scoundrel's of Iowa" I discovered the Maxwell Iowa Historic Museum. I visited there twice over the Memorial Day weekend, and I was overwhelmed by the number of historic treasures and documents that the museum is in possession of. The museum has many good interpretive displays, and an extensive collection of photos and paper documents. I highly recommend this museum as both a tourist stop, and resource for historians and genealogists.

The museum is located at: 

101 Main St, Maxwell, IA 50161

Various Photos from my road trip to the Maxwell Iowa Historic Museum

                                    Main street Maxwell Iowa, late 1800's

Mian Street Maxwell Iowa USA

Logsdon Grocery Served Maxwell Iowa for 64 years

A vintage Iowa map photo by the author

Mayor J.O. French was murdered in 1887

An early map of Maxwell Iowa

The desk where J.O. French was shot and killed in 1887

All of the following photos were taken by the author at the Maxwell IA Museum