Iron Post
Iron Post is a historic boundary marker located in New Albin, Iowa, United States. An Act of Congress on March 3, 1849, sought to resolve the boundary issue between the State of Iowa and the newly established Minnesota Territory.Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Albin and Genoa.
New Albin
Village
New Albin is a city in Iowa Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It is the northeastern-most town in Iowa, located on the Mississippi River and the Minnesota border. The population was 432 at the time of the 2020 census.
Genoa
Village
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Genoa is a village in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. The village is within the Town of Genoa. Genoa is situated 6 miles northeast of Iron Post.
Iron Post
- Type: Obelisk
- Description: boundary marker in New Albin, Iowa, USA
- Categories: boundary marker, historic site, and geographical marker
- Location: Allamakee, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.5008° or 43° 30′ 3″ northLongitude
-91.28307° or 91° 16′ 59″ westOpen location code
86MCGP28+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4725378666OpenStreetMap feature
historic=boundary_stoneOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskWikidata ID
Q28147881
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