100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES The school building built in 1928, provided ample space for classrooms, laboratories, home economics facilities, and a large room for physical training and athletics. When the school lunch program was started in Iowa and public funds became available, the Steamboat Rock school could […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 THE RAILROAD SAYS GOOD-BYE There is no doubt that the automobile brought the demise of passenger service on the railroad. A bit later truck lines greatly cut into the freight business of the railroads.    Passenger service was discontinued all together in May of 1958. Many […]

100 YEARS OLDCENTENNIAL 1855-1955 HAROLD H. LUIKEN & SONS The story of Harold Luiken began well before the town of Steamboat Rock began its second 100 years. I have outlined his life in the prior section up to 1955 (the Centennial year). Harold was one of few shining stars in […]