Author Talks “POWs of Floyd County” Saturday in Charles City

The World War II POW camps of Floyd County will be the subject of a special presentation this weekend in Charles City.

Author Linda McCann will be the guest speaker this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Floyd County Museum, talking about her latest book on POW camps in Charles City.

McCann says there were more POWs in the state that so many people don’t know about.

McCann adds that many lifelong relationships developed from those POW camps in Iowa.

McCann says her Floyd County book on POWs hasn’t been published yet due to a paper shortage, but hopes it will be available soon.

She’s also written a book on Chickasaw County that tells how the city of New Hampton’s name came as a result of a glut of post offices.