Winneshiek County is just to the west and Fayette County is just to the southwest of Postville. Landmarks include Turner Hall, Postville Raid and KPVL. Postville is the birthplace of Brett Szabo, basketball player.
Postville, Iowa gifts and souvenirs: 30 designs made from Postville's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Postville Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Postville Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Postville Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Postville Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Postville Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Postville Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
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
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
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
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 2,227 → 2020: 2,503
From Wikidata (CC0).
The area of what is now Postville was first settled in 1843 by pioneer settler and mill worker Joel Post, hence the name of the city. Postville was platted in 1853. The population had ancestry from Germany and Norway. Stephanie Simon of the Los Angeles Times wrote that, until circa the 1990s, "Postville was basically all white and all Christian."
In 1987, a group of Hasidic Jews started Agriprocessors, a Kosher slaughterhouse, in Postville. By 1999, the plant attracted immigrants from various countries, especially those from Latin America and the former Soviet Union. After numerous accusations of mistreatment of cattle, pollution, and violations of labor law, the federal government raided the facility in May 2008, resulting in hundreds of arrests of undocumented workers. Agriprocessors filed for bankruptcy on November 5, 2008; SHF Industries bought the plant at auction in July 2009 and it has resumed production under the new name Agri Star.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Postville, Iowa, revision 1377384234 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Postville 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 Postville, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Postville's population was 2,503 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 2,227 in 2010.
Turner Hall
A view of Postville
A view of Postville