Moravia is named for the religious faith. Landmarks include Wabash Combination Depot-Moravia.
- CountyIowa
- Population637 (2020 U.S. Census)
- Historic places1 on the National Register
Moravia is named for the religious faith. Landmarks include Wabash Combination Depot-Moravia.
Moravia, Iowa gifts and souvenirs: 27 designs made from Moravia's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Moravia Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Moravia Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Moravia Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Moravia Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Moravia Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Moravia Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 665 → 2020: 637
From Wikidata (CC0).
Moravia is named for the religious faith. Moravian families left Salem, North Carolina, in 1849 to start a colony in the west. Money was sent to purchase forty acres of land for a town site by several benevolent Moravian sisters. It was their wish that town lots be sold and the money be used to build a Moravian Church. The families made the long journey to Iowa and acquired many acres of land.
The town site of Moravia was laid out on June 27, 1850 and was recorded July 15, 1851. The surveying was done using a pocket compass and tapeline for measuring instruments. The old ridge road from Unionville, Iowa, to Moravia and west to Iconium, Iowa, supplied part of the Mormon Trail of 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Moravia station, now known as the Wabash Depot Museum, is an historic train station that served the Wabash Railroad. It was completed in 1903 and is one of the last remaining standard-plan wooden Wabash combination freight and passenger depots still standing in Iowa. The Queen Anne style building is an example of the rural combination station plan, combining all passenger and freight railroad services in one building.
In 1975, the building was donated to the Moravia Historical Society and converted into a museum. The Wabash Depot Museum features various railroad artifacts, an operational model train layout, and a restored railroad section car. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as a part of the Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Moravia, Iowa, revision 1380913455 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Moravia sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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3 free coloring pages of Moravia, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Moravia's population was 637 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 665 in 2010.
Wabash Combination Depot-Moravia
A view of Moravia
A view of Moravia