Editing Sherrill, Iowa (section)

== History ==
Sherrill was named for two brothers, Adam and Isaac Sherrill, and was originally called Sherrill's Mound or Mount, since the city is at the base of a prominent hill. In 1856, Peter Fries, an [[Austria]]n [[immigration|immigrant]], built a large, stone inn at the main crossroads of the city. It was popular with newlyweds, and [[Jesse James]] and his gang were reported to have stayed there before their famous raid on [[Northfield, Minnesota]]. The structure has survived and been restored as the Black Horse Inn. Large numbers of [[German American|German]] immigrants settled in Sherrill and the surrounding rural area in the 19th century. German [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Sherrill)|SS. Peter and Paul]]), German [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] (St. Matthew), German [[Methodism|Methodist]], and German [[Evangelical and Reformed Church|Evangelical]] churches were founded and remain active. Sherrill was one of ten "Beer Towns" incorporated in Dubuque County in 1933 to ensure that the city's taverns could serve beer, under a possibly mistaken interpretation of Iowa law that licenses to dispense beer could only be granted to premises inside incorporated places. Sherrill's post office was established in 1858, with Peter Fries as [[postmaster]]. Its Zip Code is 52073.