| Union County Historical Complex and Museum Is a Must See |
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 The Union County Historical Complex and Museum is located in Creston just off West Highway 34 in beautiful McKinley Park. Here you can find buildings reminiscent of a prospering village in early Iowa around the 1890’s. You can see the fully furnished last operating rural school in Union County. Other original buildings brought to the complex include an 1855 log cabin, a barn originally built in 1896, a house built before 1900 and the Spaulding Methodist Church, built in 1878 where weddings still take place today. A depot, originally from Lucas and later used at Brooks, along with a signal tower from the Creston rail yards and a caboose, emphasize the importance of the railroad heritage to the area.
Replicas in the village include a general store, harness shop, barbershop, blacksmith shop, fire station, machine shed and gristmill. A museum adjoins the village and contains hundreds of artifacts and Union County memorabilia. The Complex hosts the annual Pioneer Days event on the 4th of July. Demonstrations and music representing Union County’s heritage are presented. The Complex is from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Memorial Day through Labor Day or by appointment and is free to the public. Tours can also be scheduled during the year. For more information please call Don at 641-782-4352 or Dick at 641-782-4000.
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