January 25th - Preston, Iowa

Our first stop last weekend was the delightful city of Preston, Iowa. This eastern Iowa locale of around 1,000 people turned out to be a real treat, with both my wife & I commenting on how thriving this community seemed to be with several new buildings, including a church and a City Hall/Library. In fact interestingly enough both of the cities we visited decided to combine these two institutions into one building!

11 shots were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, with 3 added to the updated article on Wikipedia. Here are a couple of my favourites:







Links
Preston, Iowa pictures on Wikimedia Commons
Updated Preston, Iowa article on Wikipedia

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