Davis County

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Scotland County, Missouri, is just southeast of Davis County. The courthouse, built in 1877, has a tower with the Goddess of Justice on top. Iowa Gov. Beryl F. Carroll (#20) was born in Davis County, and Gov. George W. Clarke (#21) grew up there. Bloomfield native Bertha Raffeto wrote "Home Means Nevada," which became the state song in 1933.

Here, Wisconsin is pronounced wis-con-SIN.

Here, Wapello is pronounced wah-PELL-oh.

Davis County, southeast.

North of Scotland and Missouri.

Just south, of Ottumwa.

Named for someone from Kentucky.

Bloomfield, county seat.

Iowa Theater on the square.

Courthouse, Second Empire.

God of Justice way up there.

Two guv'nors, came from Davis.

And a woman named Raffeto.

Wrote state song, of Nevada.

Very famous out in Reno.

State Park, Lake Wapello.

Nice place to fish and swim.

U.S. Highway, 63,

Goes way north to Wisconsin.