Editing Gowrie, Iowa (section)

==Arts and culture==
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Each year, the town hosts the Gowrie [[Fourth of July]] Celebration, which draws thousands of people from around the state for the parade, fireworks, carnival, and bandshell performances. The parade is the longest running consecutive parade in [[Iowa]], beginning in 1873 and continuing each year since.

Several churches are located in the community, including both [[Methodism|Methodist]] and [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] churches. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, an open-arched structure, was built by hometown business, Johnson Lumber Company, owned by Axel and Carl Johnson, and was completed in March, 1931.