About CCN ~ Clay County Networkers (CCN) is an Iowa non-profit corporation which will be exempt from federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service as provided by Internal Revenue Code 501(c6). The organization has no paid staff or employees and depends entirely on volunteer workers. The main objective of the organization is to become the leading provider of tourist information for Clay County Iowa and the surrounding area.

About Clay County ~ Welcome!  We've been preparing for your arrival since December 28, 1846 ~ this is also the date that Iowa became the 29th state and made Des Moines our Capital.  

Capital: Founded at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; originally a military outpost.

Nickname: Iowa's nickname, The Hawkeye State, was adopted early in the state's history. It is believed that two Iowa promoters from Burlington popularized the name.

Clay County: The first settlers arrived in Clay County in 1855, but the county was not officially organized until 1858. In May of 1860, Peterson was selected as the county seat.  The rolling hills in the southern portion of Clay County, however made horse and buggy travel difficult.  In 1866, the first settlers made their way to flat prairie area which is now known as Spencer.  In 1871, the area residents officially moved the the county seat to Spencer and it has remained the center of activity for all of Clay County.  The Spencer courthouse was built in 1901 and continues to serve the county well.