The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sherrill was named for two brothers, Adam and Isaac Sherrill, and was originally called Sherrill's Mound or Mount, since the city is at the base of a prominent hill. In 1856, Peter Fries, an Austrian immigrant, built a large, stone inn at the main crossroads of the city. It was popular with newlyweds, and Jesse James and his gang were reported to have stayed there before their famous raid on Northfield, Minnesota. The structure has survived and been restored as the Black Horse Inn. Large numbers of German immigrants settled in Sherrill and the surrounding rural area in the 19th century. German Catholic (SS. Peter and Paul), German Lutheran (St. Matthew), German Methodist, and German Evangelical churches were founded and remain active. Sherrill was one of ten "Beer Towns" incorporated in Dubuque County in 1933 to ensure that the city's taverns could serve beer, under a possibly mistaken …
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LOCView from the bluffs of Sherrill, Iowa, of the rich agricul…2016
LOCView from the bluffs of Sherrill, Iowa, of the rich agricul…2016
LOCView from the bluffs of Sherrill, Iowa, of the rich agricul…2016
LOCThe Black Horse Inn, a bed-and-breakfast inn at the old She…2016
LOCAbandoned farm near the town of Sherrill in Dubuque County,…2016
LOCSaints Peter and Paul Catholic Church2016
LOCKids enjoy the family treehouse outside Sherrill, Iowa2016
CommonsSherrill Mount House2010
CommonsBarn Bar in2010
CommonsSherrilliowa120061 historic place in Sherrill
1 place in Sherrill is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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