(July 1, 1920-June 1, 1943)
- In 1920, they knew it as: A road connecting College Springs (1920 pop. 495, 2010 pop. 214) to the north-south highway running through Page County
- We know it as: County Road J52, and Nutmeg Avenue into College Springs
WEST End: College Springs, Page County
1945 Page County map used for 1950 Census, showing IA 333 replacing IA 84
IA 84, by itself, does not have an interesting history. The state road in southern Page County, on the other hand, is wild and full of intrigue. While this page is pretty small, I made a five-post blog series about Iowa's highest numbered, most secretive route: Iowa Highway 999. Start with Part 1 here and move forward.
EAST End: IA 18, now J52 at US 71, Page County
This intersection is a mile south of Shambaugh, a tiny town that had three different alignments of the north-south route in it (through town, south and west bypass, present US 71).Page created 3/9/20