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Menlo


Menlo is located in Thompson Twp.. It was first named Guthrie and was laid out in Nov. of 1868 by B. F. Allen, Cook and Johnson for the railroad. The history of Menlo is described in The Centennial History of Guthrie County by Sadie B. Maxwell (1876), pg. 98. (Offsite)


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Vintage Matchbook Covers

Submitted by Mike Avitt

Menlo Matchbook Covers, Guthrie Co., Iowa    Adair & Menlo Matchbook Covers, Guthrie Co., Iowa

Above left, matchbook covers for Security State Bank; Menlo Savings Bank, Security State Bank and Menlo Elevator Co. Far right, the Kopper Kettle restaurant, which was located at I-80 Exit 86 by Menlo.