Logan, Iowa

Logan is the county seat of Harrison County. Located right on U.S. Highway 30,
the three-story county courthouse is an impressive structure of light-colored
stone. Completed in 1911, it is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Visitors are invited to check out the rotunda and murals inside.

The Museum of Religious Arts is located in a large, modern building about
halfway between Missouri Valley and Logan on U.S. Highway 30. It was founded
in 1995 by Paul and Helen Lovell of Logan, who had been collecting religious
artifacts for many years. The museum is probably most noted for housing the
King of Kings display of wax figures showing scenes from the life of Jesus
Christ. They were originally created for Florida’s Sunken Gardens, but became
available when that long-time St. Petersburg attraction closed in 1995.
The museum is open from 9-5 Tuesday through Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday.
It is closed on holidays. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 for children 5-12.
Children under 5 are admitted free.

Logan was founded in 1867 by Henry Reel. He named the community after
Union Civil War General John A. Logan, who saved Raleigh, North Carolina
from being burned at the end of the war. Logan is most famous, however, for
issuing General Order No. 11 in 1868, when he was commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. It called for a day of remembrance of those who
gave their lives in the war. Eventually, this day came to be called Memorial Day
and was expanded to include all those who died in combat defending their
country.