Stanton, Iowa Population: 714...wait...715...wait, no...it's 714 Region: Southwest Iowa Known as "The Little White City," for its white-painted homes Claims the "The World's Largest Swedish Coffee Pot," a water tower painted to honor local native Virginia Christine, who played Mrs. Olson in the Folger's coffee commercials Agricultural products in this county include corn, soybeans Nearby parks and recreation: Viking Lake State Park Historic sites and museums: Swedish Heritage & Cultural Center The following text and images courtesy: RoadsideAmerica.com Water Tower Coffee Pot, Stanton, IA: One of the few towns with a semi-legitimate coffee claim-to-fame, Stanton is the home of "Mrs. Olson." Or, at least, was the home of an actress -- stage name Virginia Christine -- made famous as Folgers' Mrs. Olson, hawking their "mountain grown" coffee in TV commercials and on the sides of coffee cans. She'd long since departed the Iowa, but returned for the town's Centennial celebration in 1970 as parade Grand Marshal. Stanton celebrated the connection, along with its own Scandanavian coffee roots, with a 120-ft. Coffee Pot Water Tower erected in 1971. The "Swedish-style" pot, painted with decorative hearts and flowers, holds 40,000 gallons, on top of a 90-ft. tower, pot is 35-ft. high, 20-ft. wide, spout is 10-ft. high, 6-ft. deep, the handle is 15-ft. high. If you really care. In 2000, a 96-ft. tall coffee cup water tower was erected to complement the coffee pot. Its capacity dwarfs the old pot, holding 150,000 gallons of water ready for percolation. It won the 2000 "Tank of theYear" award from the Steel Plate Manufacturer's Association! For a theme-page of American Coffee Pot Structures, I URGE you to visit THIS page at RoadsideAmerica.com More images of Stanton can be seen at these sites: Stanton Photo Gallery Farmer's Mutual Stanton Page StantonIowa.com