Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon sits near the Cedar River in eastern Iowa, United States, where rolling uplands and farmland shape the setting. The town is closely identified with Cornell College, a private liberal-arts institution founded in 1853, whose hilltop campus forms an important part of local life. First Street brings together independent shops, cafés and brick commercial buildings in a compact centre. Palisades-Kepler State Park, on the Cedar River west of town, adds wooded river bluffs to the wider surroundings. Mount Vernon also hosts the annual Chalk the Walk festival, filling downtown pavements with temporary art. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Mount Vernon and eastern Iowa.

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