Creston

Creston straddles the drainage divide between the Missouri and Mississippi river basins in southwestern Iowa, a position that helped make it an important railroad division point. Founded in 1868 by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, the town grew around the tracks rather than river transport. Its 1899 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot recalls the period when railway employees, passengers and freight shaped local life. The surrounding area belongs to Iowa’s rolling southern prairie country, where farmland and small communities extend across the region. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Creston and southwestern Iowa.

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