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Motor Mill Ghost Town Deep in Iowa’s Turkey River Bend
A bygone town named Motor clustered around a five-story limestone grist mill built in the 1860s by promoter Jack Thompson. The mill's grandeur drew traffic and rail plans, but floods and financial trouble doomed the town. Today Motor Mill stands as a stone landmark in Clayton County, with state interest in preserving it as a historic site and Little Switzerland’s hidden attraction.
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Alstor Mill
Iowa
Clayton County
Mississippi
McGregor
Dubuque
Switzerland
Jack Thompson
Motor
Turkey
Minnesota
Elkader
Pony Hollow
Communia
Arthur Maier
Thompston
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Thompson
Maier
Joni Q
Wogon
Volga River
Arthur
Motor Mill
Turkey River