Dexter’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Dexter. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city is famous for being the site of a July 23, 1933, shootout between members of the Barrow gang and police from as far away as Des Moines.
On September 18, 1948, Dexter was the site of a national plowing match at which President Harry Truman delivered a speech attacking the 80th Congress for its record in regard to the American farmer. This speech is considered one of the most important of his 1948 Whistle Stop campaign that turned the tide of the election and returned him to the White House.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dexter’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dexter’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDallas Center, Casey, DeSoto, Dex…, 1875: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dexter
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Dexter, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Dexter
1 place in Dexter is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dallas Center, Casey, DeSoto, Dexter, Ogden, Perry, Shell Rock and Adel, Iowa. (0018.158) (1875) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.