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Winterset, Iowa

Everything Winterset is known for

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Music in Winterset

Songs About Winterset

High Horse
Kacey Musgraves
40%
"Oh, I bet you think you're John Wayne"
6 Rings
Shad Mayfield
10%
"2 guns on like John Wayne"
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) (Dance Mix)
Big & Rich
8%
"I'm the only John Wayne left in this town"
Fight the Power
Public Enemy
8%
"Mother**** him and John Wayne"
Rhinestones
Charlie Marie
7%
"There's no need to act like John Wayne"
The Everclear Song
Roger Creager
7%
"I'm bigger and badder than John Wayne"
(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks
Charlie Daniels
7%
"And it's a shame old John Wayne"
Losers
Dave Van Ronk
7%
"When God appeared to Saint John Wayne"
A Few More Rednecks
Charlie Daniels
7%
"And it's a shame ole John Wayne didn't live to run for president"
Cancer Stick No Pressure
Young Nudy
6%
"John Wayne, Smith and Wesson"
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Big & Rich
6%
"I'm the only John Wayne left in this town"
President Song
Cross Canadian Ragweed
6%
"We're gonna resurrect General John Wayne"
Everclear
Pat Green
6%
"I'm bigger and badder than John Wayne"
I Could Kick Your Ass
Justin Moore
6%
"Like you're John Wayne's son"
Long Live the Cowboy
Clay Walker
6%
"John Wayne"
Ode to Ben Dorcy (Lovey's Song) [feat. Waylon Jennings & Shooter Jennings]
Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
6%
"He knew Denver Pyle and Willie, Big John, The Duke, and me"
Stronger
Cody Johnson
5%
"I think I'm John Wayne when I get to drinking"
Throwdown
Casey Daniels Band
5%
"I'm the new John Wayne of this town"
Drive On
Johnny Cash
4%
"nobody tried to be John Wayne"
We Were Cowboys
Kameron Marlowe
3%
"Daddy watched John Wayne on a corduroy couch"

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Winterset

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Winterset.

History of Winterset

Roseman Covered Bridge

1883

One of six remaining covered bridges in Madison County, made famous by the 1992 novel and 1995 film The Bridges of Madison County.

John Wayne Birthplace Museum

1907

The small house in Winterset where Marion Robert Morrison, later known as John Wayne, was born on May 26, 1907.

Everything Near Winterset

12 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Roseman Covered Bridge · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    One of six remaining covered bridges in Madison County, made famous by the 1992 novel and 1995 film The Bridges of Madison County.

  • Henry C. Wallace House · 1.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Ever wonder about the roots of American agriculture? You're about to pass the historic home of Henry C. Wallace, a man whose family shaped the very food we eat! This Italianate beauty was his family's base, a place…

  • John Wayne Birthplace Museum · 1.3 mi · Local history

    You are in Winterset, Iowa, birthplace of John Wayne. Marion Robert Morrison was born in the little four-room house at two-sixteen South Second Street on May twenty-sixth, nineteen oh-seven. He became John Wayne, the…

  • John Wayne Birthplace Museum · 1.4 mi · Historical Marker

    The small house in Winterset where Marion Robert Morrison, later known as John Wayne, was born on May 26, 1907.

  • Cutler–Donahoe Bridge · 1.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Ever wondered what it was like to cross a river when cars were just a dream? You're about to find out! This covered bridge, built in 1870, is a genuine relic from a time when horse-drawn buggies ruled the roads. This is…

  • Hogback Covered Bridge · 3.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over! You're about to cross a piece of living history: the Hogback Covered Bridge, built in 1884. This isn't just any old bridge; it's one of Madison County's last original covered treasures. Back in 1884, Harvey…

  • Holliwell Covered Bridge · 3.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over, because you're about to cross a piece of living history: the Holliwell Bridge. Built in 1880, it's one of the most famous covered bridges in all of Madison County, Iowa. It's also the longest of the six…

  • Roseman Covered Bridge · 7.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Prepare to be swept away by romance! The Roseman Covered Bridge isn't just a pretty structure; it's a portal to a story that captured hearts worldwide. Built in 1883, the Roseman Bridge gracefully spans the Middle…

  • Imes Bridge · 12.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    This isn't just any old covered bridge; it's a true survivor, having been uprooted and relocated not once, but twice in its long life! Built way back in 1870, the Imes Bridge started its journey over the Middle River.…

  • Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead · 14.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Ever heard of a baseball legend who learned to throw strikes in an Iowa cornfield? That's Bob Feller, and this is where it all began. Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed "Rapid Robert" and "The Heater from Van…

  • Polled Hereford Breed Origin Site · 18.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    This is where the American Polled Hereford breed began, a testament to ingenuity in cattle breeding. Right here, a lawyer's vision transformed the cattle industry! Back in 1893, Warren Gammon, a Des Moines lawyer, saw…

  • Catalpa (Greenfield, Iowa) · 19.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here for a second; this unassuming farm, Catalpa, was once the heart of a revolution in American agriculture. Henry Cantwell Wallace, owner of *Wallaces' Farmer* magazine and later Secretary of Agriculture,…

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