Welcome to Oelwein. We have provided a virtual tour for those of you who are unable to visit Oelwein, Iowa. The Sights Around Town section contains many photos and descriptions of historic sites. We plan to change the photos occasionally so please visit occasionally to view more of our heritage. Whenever new material is posted we will put a link on the New Items section of the Welcome / Home page.

This section of our site contains the following information about the:

•  The J. B. Burch Cabin 
•  The Rush R. Ridler Memorial 
•  The Walter P. Chrysler Memorial 
•  Businesses 
•  The Churches 

•  The Hotel Mealey 
•  The Railroad Buildings 
•  The Parks 
•  The War Memorial 
•  The Cemetaries