Ida Grove, Iowa: Castles of Ida Grove
Byron LeRoy Godbersen, the most powerful man in Ida Grove, built castles all over town -- and had his employees build a half-scale replica of the H.M.S. Bounty as well.
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The town of Ida Grove has a lot of buildings built that look like castles. They were supposedly all built by, or for, a fellow named Byron Godbersen, who founded GOMACO, a company there that makes road building equipment.
Also, I believe it was Ida Grove that used to have a Pizza Hut which was located on an island in the middle of a small lake or pond.
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Castles of Ida Grove
- Address:
- Hwy 175, Ida Grove, IA
- Directions:
- Along Hwy 175, from the town center east to US Hwy 59. Castles visible from the road.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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