Mission Statement

To promote the awareness of and appreciation for the preservation of historic sites

Commission Members

       Barbara J. Hackfort, Chair

       Marie Hackett, Vice-Chair

       Stacey R. Nepple, Secretary

       Jim Kanne, Commissioner

       Vicki Gach, Commissioner

       Carolyn Siemann, City Council Liaison

 Contact Person

       Barbara J. Hackfort 

Phone   712-792-1512

              E-mail bjhackfort@kuemper.org

Activities

       Walking Tour: Covers 10 sites to the north of the Lincoln Highway (Highway 30), all within walking distance of each other.  Includes homes connected to prominent residents of Carroll, the friezes on the Adams Middle School, the Trinity Episcopal Church (the last of the original church structures in Carroll), the old Wittrock building, and the Carnegie Library (currently the Carroll County Museum)

       Driving Tour:  Based south of the Lincoln Highway.  Includes some homes as well as sites such as the last of the "railroad" hotels, WPA structures, the Memorial Circle in the cemetery, and the site of the original Carroll County Fair, (which later had an airplane factory).

       Video/DVD: Portals to The Past

Brochures and the Video/DVD are available at the Carroll Chamber of Commerce or the Carroll County Museum.