Attractions

 

Historical Marker

New Albin is the home of one of the original boundary markers found today along the Iowa-Minnesota Border. The historic governmental marker was set on the present location on the north edge of town in 1849. It is a cast iron marker weighing 600 pounds and was hauled from Victory, Wisconsin with a team of horses and sled.

Fish Farm Mounds

Located three miles south of New Albin on Hwy 26, Fish Farm Mounds is one of the numerous Indian burial grounds in NE Iowa. This is a 500 acre state preserve containing prehistoric Native American Burial mounds in a forest clearing near the river. Capt. Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, surveyed this area in 1832. Nearby is a railroad that follows  his approximate route downriver to a spot near Waukon Junction, called Paint Rock Bluff.  Wildlife is plentiful in the preserve, making it a popular hunting ground. A wayside rest area with picnic tables invites visitors to relax.

The New Albin Tablet

Although not in New Albin, there is an interesting artifact called the "New Albin Tablet" that was found during the excavation of a cellar in 1915. During excavation, one side of the cellar caved in. When the earth and sand were cleared away, workers discovered a catlinite (pipestone) tablet with pictographs inscribed on both sides of the stone. It is now on display at Effigy Mounds National Park located near Harpers Ferry, Iowa.

The Old Town Hall

Not open as of yet. The members of the New Albin Betterment Committee are in the process of collecting pieces of New Albin history to be placed on display in the Old Town Hall.