Random Iowa

Our second stop on this journey was the intriguing city of Lost Nation. Despite a distinct lack of children or corn (see previous post) this was still an interesting place to visit. In particular the full wall mural located just off of Main Street really caught our eye. Another thing of note is that the city did not seem to have a water tower. Based upon previous places I had just assumed it was a requirement for any incorporated city! 7 shots were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, with 3 added to the updated article on Wikipedia. Here are a couple of my favourites: Links Lost Nation, Iowa pictures on Wikimedia Commons Updated Lost Nation, Iowa article on Wikipedia

Our second stop for this Sunday is the interestingly named Lost Nation, Iowa . There appears to be no definitive origin for the name of this city, although legend tells of a German looking for a lost nation in the area or inhabitants of the Nation river in Canada finding their lost people here. This city of around 500 (as of 2000) was also one of the filming locations for an upcoming remake of Children of the Corn ! The city website has a link to a nice gallery of shots taken during filming. In fact, there were several movies shot in Iowa during 2008. Hopefully we will be able to visit a few more of these locations for you over the coming months. What sights do you think we should look to document in Lost Nation? Have your own interesting shots of this place? Feel free to share them via the comments section below! Links City of Lost Nation, Iowa website Wikipedia article for Lost Nation, Iowa (as it stands today)