Moingona

Among the communities of Iowa, Moingona stands out for its connection with Kate Shelley’s celebrated 1881 railroad rescue. Set in the Des Moines River valley near Boone, this small former coal-mining and rail settlement recalls the era when the river corridor carried industry and the Chicago and North Western Railway. During a violent storm, Shelley made her way to Moingona to warn railway staff after a bridge had been washed out, helping prevent an approaching passenger train from reaching the damaged line. Her story remains one of Iowa’s best-known railroad legends. Continue to other webcams in Iowa to compare river-valley settings around Moingona and Boone County.

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