The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗From 1866 to 1870, the Des Moines Valley Railroad Company constructed tracks between Des Moines and Fort Dodge. The other end of the line originated at Keokuk (at the confluence of the Des Moines and Mississippi rivers). As a result, several small towns were created by the railroad along the line to support track maintenance and to grow business. At 7 to 10 mi (11 to 16 km) intervals were 38 stops between Keokuk and Fort Dodge. Kesho, the town that would become Callender, was the 36th stop.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Callender’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Callender is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Callender has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Oleson Park Music Pavilion in Fort Dodge, 10.8 miles away.
Callender and the nearest listed places
Closest to Callender
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.