THE BRIDGES OF

BOONE COUNTY

Which bridge did Kate cross?

Where's the Kate Shelley Bridge?

Does the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad cross that trestle?

KATE SHELLEY

One act of great bravery brought

her fame. Yet this extraordinary woman chose an ordinary life in the Des Moines River Valley near the village of Moingona.

On July 6, 1881, Kate Shelley risked her life to warn a passenger train that a bridge was out. She was 17.

Heroine of the High Bridges

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Kate Shelley

RAILROADS,

TRAINS & DEPOTS

Experience railroad history in  Kate Shelley country. Take a ride on the Boone & Scenic Valley, bike across the High Trestle Trail, or visit the Kate Shelley Museum.

READ ABOUT

KATE SHELLEY

Learn more about Kate Shelley's life in the Golden Age of Railroading. Or join Santa as he rides the Scenic Valley Railroad to bring gifts to kids on the Iowa frontier!

KATE SHELLEY

HEROINE OF THE HIGH BRIDGES

the story of Iowa's beloved railroad heroine

by Misty McNally

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