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Where’s Chuck?

By Chuck Woodbury
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Where am I in this picture?

The beautiful Jasper County Courthouse.

Yes, that’s me standing between the cafe and the appliance store. Actually, this is a mural painted on the side of a building in pretty Newton, Iowa. Newton, population 15,254, is about 30 miles east of Des Moines. It’s the county seat and largest city in Jasper County. Newton was once a thriving manufacturing center, mostly in the washing machine industry. Maytag was headquartered there. In 1969, world boxing champing Rocky Marciano and two other people died when their airplane crashed in Newton.

When you drive through town you can’t help gawking at the magnificent county courthouse.

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Chuck Woodbury
Chuck Woodburyhttps://www.rvtravel.com
I'm the founder and publisher of RVtravel.com. I've been a writer and publisher for most of my adult life, and spent a total of at least a half-dozen years of that time traveling the USA and Canada in a motorhome.

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Dina Voutour
8 years ago

There are some homes in St. Augustine’ Florida that Are homes from Sears. One on my sisters had a home about 19 years ago from Lowes.

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Steve
8 years ago

hi my name Steve,i would like to know how would I go Rving full time while on social security disability I’m single and want to down size and hopefully live in a Rv and see the state’s I don’nt have any one to help me out here i’m in Indiana I don’t have a rv yet I was going to sale my house and get one just need some help thanks

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Chuck Woodbury
8 years ago
Reply to  Steve

Steve, the best advice I can give is to read our RVtravel.com newsletter each week. You will learn a lot. Do not rush into anything, especially buying an RV. Be careful. Look over a potential RV very, very carefully to help ensure there will be no significant mechanical issues after you sign on the bottom line.

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Ronald
8 years ago
Reply to  Chuck Woodbury

Good advice Chuck,dont rush into this lifestyle,lots to learn,do your research and you should be fine.

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