Historic Peterson
Clip: Season 1 Episode 109 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore Peterson's frontier history at the county's first frame house and fort.
Explore Peterson's frontier history at the county's first frame house and fort.
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Historic Peterson
Clip: Season 1 Episode 109 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore Peterson's frontier history at the county's first frame house and fort.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ Follow the byway east into the town of Peterson, where history comes alive at the Kirchner House and Museum.
The Kirchners were a family of German immigrants who lived first in New York, before traveling west for the promise of agriculture and commerce.
The Kirchners were the first to plow land in Clay County, and in 1867, built the area's first frame house.
The home has been preserved and restored by volunteers.
Stop next door at the Kirchner Museum for a large collection of early farm tools, and to learn how generations of farmers got the job done.
Be sure to call ahead for tours.
While in town, don't miss the Fort Peterson Blockhouse.
Built in 1862 by a company of cavalrymen, Fort Peterson was never involved in conflict and later dismantled.
Today, the blockhouse remains, serving as a reminder of the courage and determination that was required to shape the course of history in small towns throughout northwest Iowa.
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