Rex Chevrolet-GMC of Odebolt was recently honored at the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association (IADA) banquet in Des Moines, for reaching a monumental milestone - 100 years of dedicated service and commitment to the community.
“Thank you to all our customers and team members, who have been a part of this incredible journey,” said owner Mark Hansen. “Here’s to a century of excellence and many more years ahead!”
Hansen shared some of the reasons for the success of the business.
Charles W. Cook purchased about 12 square miles of prairie land from the Iowa Railroad Land Company in 1873.
Cook would turn the land, located 3.5 miles north of Odebolt, into the largest contiguous farm under sole management in the history of Iowa.
Cook named the ranch “Brookmont Farm” because he believed (incorrectly) that its brooks marked the divide between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
