by Bill | Nov 14, 2022 | Story
With a legacy that spans roughly 150 years, the Altoona Area Historical Museum is a living piece of our city’s history. You can see why it’s the perfect home for the Altoona Area Historical Society. If you make your way to 104 2nd Street SE in Olde Town Altoona,...
by Bill | Jun 2, 2022 | Historic Landmark
Burget Mill is Altoona’s oldest family-owned business. The company’s been around since 1896, making it only 20 years younger than our town itself. Burget Mill has grown a lot over the decades, just as Altoona has. However, they’ve always stayed true to their local...
by Bill | May 11, 2022 | Story
They were no Ritz-Carlton or Caesars Palace but they charmed visitors immensely, nonetheless. At the turn of the 19th century in Altoona, two hotels helped support the town as it grew in popularity. The Macklin House—named after a popular racehorse in the area—came...
by Bill | Feb 4, 2022 | Historic Landmark
Long before the ground beneath Adventureland Resort became the home for rollercoasters, it housed another form of thrills— an airport that was the site of everything from legendary celebrity visits to high-action air shows. The Des Moines Aviation Park in Altoona had...
by Bill | Oct 26, 2021 | Story
It was 1857, and a stagecoach carrying Iowa’s greatest treasures had run into trouble… One winter evening in 1857, as a snowstorm pummeled Iowa, a lone stagecoach crossed the Little Four Mile Creek in Altoona—the same sometimes-troublesome waterway that, 20...