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West Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,509 as of the 2020 census. [3] It is the birthplace of the only American president born in Iowa, Herbert Hoover. The Johnson County portion of West Branch is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park System in West Branch, Iowa, United States.The buildings and grounds are managed by the National Park Service to commemorate the life of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States.
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial place of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
The West Branch Bank opened at 104 W. Main in 1875, though it moved across the street three years later. The next period of growth was the 1890s. The Union Block, Citizens' Savings Bank, Gruwell and Crew General Store , Patterson-Leech Building, and Rich and Bailey Block were built during this decade.
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West Branch Iowa River; Duck Creek; Wapsipinicon River. ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974) This page was last edited on 11 October 2024, at ...
The Gruwell and Crew General Store is one of the oldest buildings in West Branch, Iowa. Mayor S.C. Gruwell and J.C. Crew built the structure in 1894, it operated as a music store, harness shop, shoe repair shop, and as a variety store. In 1964 the West Branch Heritage Foundation converted it to a museum.
The former US President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was born in West Branch in Cedar County. [ 3 ] The Cedar County Sheriff's House and Jail is believed to be the last jail and residence combination still in use when it closed in 2001. [ 4 ]