Undated postcard showing the church on left and the school on right
contributed by Errin Wilker



View of Churchtown in the early 1900's
source: Allamakee Journal, May 1, 1991
contributed by Errin Wilker



Churchtown Creamery, undated
source: Allamakee Journal, Lansing, Iowa
contributed by Errin Wilker



Ben Decker's Big Store

Old photos of Churchtown are few and far between, but this real photo postcard is a gem.  The store sold much more than general merchanise, paints and oils, as the sign indicates.  It also serves as the Church, Iowa Post Office, according to the sign above the door.  The building no longer stands, having burned down in the 1980's.  The people standing in front of the store are not identified.
source: 1991 Allamakee Journal newspaper clipping
contributed by Errin Wilker

Ben Decker's Big Store, Church, Iowa
Payne Photo, undated
-contributed by Diana Diedrich

above: Close up of the top photo showing the people & post office
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below: Close up of the top photo showing the store on the right

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