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Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located in Jackson County. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa . In 1991 111 acres (45 ha) on the east side of the park were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places .
Location of Jackson County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Maquoketa Caves State Park: Jackson County: Maquoketa: 323 131 [19] 1921: Raccoon Creek: Preserves 13 caves, some developed with lighting and walkways and others in a natural state. Marble Beach State Recreation Area: Dickinson County: Orleans: 64 26: Spirit Lake: Provides the largest campground in the Iowa Great Lakes region. McIntosh Woods ...
The historic district is primarily a residential area that was built during Maquoketa's "Boom Years" (1873-1899) and the "Comfortable Years" (1900-1922). The first house in the district was built in 1863 and the last in 1914. This is where many of the city's business and professional leaders choose to build their houses.
The Des Moines Register, literally born in a log cabin, became Iowa's leading newspaper. See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history.
Hurstville Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located north of Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] At the time of its nomination it included three areas: the former lime manufacturing works, a farmstead, and the townsite. [2]
The Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve is a state-owned archaeological site and natural area located within the city of Sageville, Iowa, just north of Dubuque, on U.S. Highway 52. It is high up on a limestone ridge above the Little Maquoketa River , [ 1 ] not too far from the river's mouth with the Upper Mississippi River .
To celebrate Iowa History Month, the Register has published weekly essays from leading state historians. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa History Month: ...