"The Little Brown Church" is a historic church located at 2730 Cheyenne Avenue near Nashua, Iowa. It was made famous by a song, "The Church in the Wildwood". The structure was completed in 1864.
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IT IS LIKE YOU ARE TOTALLY TAKEN BACK, IN TIME. LIKE ZAPPED INTO A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE SCENE, ... FOR REAL, THOUGH...
LOOKING FOR LAURA INGALLS...WILDER... SMILEING AT THE SLIGHT HUMOR,...
SHE WAS IN IOWA AND MINNESOTA, BTW...
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN FEEL THE OLD TYME SACREDNESS OF GOD AND JESUS,... THAT CHURCHES USED TO HAVE.....
IT IS AN AMAZING, SACRED, HONOR, ... TO BE ABLE TO STEP IN THESE DOORS, AGAIN.
I GREW UP HERE. NORTH, IOWA. YEARS AGO,... I STOOD IN THESE WALLS. ,... AND TODAY AGAIN, ...
I'M BLESSED TO STAND HERE, ...IN AWE. RECALLING THE CHURCH HYMN I GREW UP WITH.. AND REFLECTING.
MY GRANDMOTHER, ... I HAVE TO THANK..❤️ FOR MY FAITH. 🙏 R.I.P. SHE ALWAYS,...TOOK ME TO CHURCH. I, KNOW ALL THE OLDE HYMNS.
IT MEANT ALOT TO ME, TO BE HERE, TODAY,... WITH MY SWEET SISTER.. AND TAKE PICS.
I WAS ESPECIALLY HONORED,... TO RING THE BELL. THAT IS AN ENTRUSTED, SPECIAL, PRIVELEGE. THAT CAN BE REMOVED, AND TAKEN AWAY.
PLEASE,...RING IT GENTLY. ONCE OR TWICE IS ENOUGH.
BENCHES HERE TO REFLECT,... OR PRAY, ...🙏 OR JUST ENJOY.
CLEAN RESTROOMS.
A GARDEN TYPE AREA.
THE SMALL REPLICAS ARE INCREDIBLE. LOVE IT.❤️💯
EXCELLENT JOB, NASHUA !!!! AND ALL,.. PASTORS,... MAINTENANCE FOLKS,...AND CARPENTERS,.. FOR THE UP KEEP AND PRESERVATION...
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I would like to relate a story about 'The Little Brown Church in the Vale" When I was in grade school (1940's) I remember singing this song. and then the years went by and I was in high school in Southern Illinois and was a member of the "Sea Scouts"(Boy Scouts but wore Naval Uniforms) On Saturday afternoon before Easter Sunday we would load up and go to Alto Pass, Illinois where "Bald Knob" is located (highest point in Southern Illinois and in the Foothills of the Ozark Mountains) and it was our job to direct traffic to line up the automobiles. Starting about three AM people would start arriving and as far as you could see was headlights coming around and around the hills ( which was an awesome sight in its self) and if it was a clear and pretty day when the Sun came up,it looked like you cold reach out and touch the Sun. This one year there was a group (bus load) of people that came from "The Little Brown Church in the Vale" and after the services they visited with us, even invited us to come and visit. What I want to convey is what an impact your church had on a small group of boys About sixty years has passed since this occurred. Thanks for the...
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The Little Brown Church is as lovely as it's always been, and an excellent stop when driving along 218--an easy visit from Mason City or Waterloo. It's air conditioned and comfortable; however, the bathrooms are outhouses. The gardens were beautiful and there's room to stretch your legs. The best way to make this a worthy day trip, though, is to combine it with the Bradford Pioneer Village right next door, a true gem. Each authentic cabin, school, farmhouse, etc is full of artifacts and explanations. It may often get overlooked by tourists to the LBC, but it's worth the modest admission costs. My kids ages 7, 5, 4, and 18 months had a wonderful time, as well as myself and my mother. Also, very good bathrooms and simple...
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