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    Mailman In Storm

    Post Office Mural – Independence IA

    Date added: August 25, 2012; Modified: March 25, 2023

    Robert Tabor painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “Postman in Storm,” in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the post office library.  

    Post Office – Independence IA

    Date added: December 17, 2014; Modified: August 17, 2017

    The post office in Independence was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Robert Tabor’s 1938 mural, “Postman in Storm,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in… read more

    Independence Low Dam – Independence IA

    Date added: June 19, 2017

    Just before the phase-out of the CWA began in January 1934, the City of Independence applied successfully for CWA funds to build a trio of small dams across the Wapsipinicon at Independence downstream from the city’s mill dam. On further… read more