Eliot Clough

The original name for the establishment was "Hospital for the Insane," or "Insane Asylum." It's still a functional hospital today.

Everyone knows about the classic monsters. Big Foot, Chupacabra, Jersey Devil, Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, etc. But what about the lesser-knowns? Maybe the ones that could be in our very own backyard.

Though finding fossils isn't something that happens regular basis for most Iowans, there have been a few, rather gargantuan finds here in the Hawkeye State.