Marshalltown, County seat in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.
Description
Marshalltown is the county seat of Marshall County and sits in Iowa between the Iowa River and Linn Creek. The town occupies roughly 19 square miles of land in the region.
History
Henry Anson founded the settlement in 1851 and initially named it after his Michigan hometown. The name changed to Marshalltown in 1862 to avoid conflicts with other similarly named places.
Culture
A large Hispanic community has shaped the town's character since the 1990s through ongoing migration from Mexico and Latin America. You can see this influence in local shops, restaurants, and the neighborhoods where families have settled.
Practical
The town sits conveniently between two waterways and remains manageable in size for exploring on foot. Local services and amenities are distributed throughout the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods.
Did you know?
Adrian Constantine Anson was born here as the first European child in the town and later became a major baseball player honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His remarkable career remains part of the local story.
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Robert H. Sunday House
2 km
Marshall County Courthouse
806 m
Thaddeus Binford House
1.1 kmLe Grand Bridge (1896)
12.3 km
Marshalltown Downtown Historic District
840 m
Le Grand Bridge
10.9 km
First Church of Christ, Scientist
937 m
Quarry Bridge
9 km
Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop and House
11.6 km
Glick-Sower House
1 km
C.H. Whitehead House
1.1 km
Newton Downtown Historic District
840 mState Center Commercial Historic District
20.8 km
Marshalltown Aquatic Center
387 mFisher Community Center Art Gallery
308 mRiverview Park
2.9 km
Leroy R. Willard House
1.1 kmBangor Square County Park
20.4 kmLohberger Memorial Park
22.9 kmElite Theatre
834 m
Orpheum Theater Center
939 mSportsman Lake
19.3 kmUnion Grove State Park
18.6 kmLincoln Valley Golf Course / City of State Center
17.5 kmCollison Par 3 Golf Course
6.5 kmConrad Golf Course
20.1 kmElmwood Country Club
2.5 kmWork of art, statue
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