Editing Rockwell City, Iowa (section)

== Arts and culture ==

=== Annual events ===
Since 2009, Rockwell City has hosted the annual "Sweet Corn Daze" festival, which typically takes place on the first weekend in August and includes a parade, various events, and vendors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A DECADE OF SWEETNESS {{!}} The Graphic-Advocate |url=https://thegraphic-advocate.com/content/decade-sweetness |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=thegraphic-advocate.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweet Corn Daze {{!}} Rockwell City, IA {{!}} Cruise Calhoun County, Iowa |url=https://www.cruisecalhoun.com/events/sweet_corn_daze/402/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=www.cruisecalhoun.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweet Corn Daze |url=https://www.rockwellcity.com/sweet-corn-daze |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=www.rockwellcity.com}}</ref>

Rockwell City also hosts the annual Calhoun County Expo, Calhoun County's county fair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calhoun County Exposition, Iowa |url=http://calhouncountyexpo.com/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=calhouncountyexpo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Rockwell City was selected as the location for the county fair in a county-wide election in 1980.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://calhouncountyexpo.com/history/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=calhouncountyexpo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to that time, Calhoun County had two county fairs, one in Rockwell City and one in neighboring [[Manson, Iowa|Manson]].<ref name=":0" /> A 1979 state law, however, required counties to select a single county fair to be the "Official State Fair" which necessitated the vote and consolidation of county fairs in Calhoun County (among other Iowa counties).<ref name=":0" />

=== Landmarks ===
''Calhoun County Courthouse.'' The courthouse was constructed in 1914, with an architectural style of [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical Revival]] and outer walls of limestone, with a red clay tile roof.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calhoun County Courthouse |url=https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/educational-resources-and-services/iowa-courts-history/iowa-county-courthouse-history/calhoun-county-courthouse |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=www.iowacourts.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>

''Calhoun County Historical Museum.'' Formerly the building of the Rockwell City High School, this building has been home to the Calhoun County Historical Museum since 1986.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-29 |title=About Cal. Co. Museum {{!}} Calhoun County Historical Museum |url=https://www.calhouncountyiowamuseum.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=www.calhouncountyiowamuseum.org |language=en-US}}</ref> The museum traces its origins back to 1902 and seeks to preserve documents and artifacts related to the history and people of Calhoun County.<ref name=":1" /> As of January 2023, the museum is open on Sundays from 1-3pm from June to September or by appointment.<ref name=":1" />

''[[Rockwell City Bridge]].'' One of two rainbow bridges in Calhoun County (the other being in [[Lake City, Iowa|Lake City]]), this bridge was built in 1915 and put into disuse with the realignment of [[U.S. Route 20|U.S. Highway 20]] in 1981.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title='A nice, quiet place' |url=https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2020/10/a-nice-quiet-place/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=messengernews.net |language=en-US}}</ref> The bridge was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998. In 2020, the bridge and some adjacent land was turned into a local park.<ref name=":2" />