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Urbandale is located in the northwest part of the Des Moines Metro Area at the intersections of Interstates 35 and 80, and Iowa Highway 141.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.94 square miles (56.82 km 2), of which 21.92 square miles (56.77 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) is water.
Tangen Home in 1875 town of Walnut Hill General Store. Living History Farms is a 500-acre open-air museum located in Urbandale, Iowa, United States.The museum's mission is to educate visitors and demonstrate the past 300 years of Iowa's agricultural history.
The Olmsted Family Farmhouse, also known as the Olmsted-Urban House, is an historic building located in Urbandale, Iowa, United States.Leander and Charlotte Olmsted from Auburn, New York acquired 80 acres (32 ha) of land in Polk County, Iowa in 1867. [2]
Until 1937, students wishing to pursue a high school education traveled to other cities, as Urbandale did not have high school facilities. The first year of high school education in Urbandale was the 1936–1937 school year. [4] A gymnasium with a stage was completed in 1940 with Works Progress Administration funding. [4]
Anna came to Fayette County, Iowa, with her family in 1854 at the age of 12. Life would have been difficult in the early years of the farm, and Anna, being the oldest child, her duties would have ...
The Flynn Farm, Mansion, and Barn, also known as the Flynn Farm, Walnut Hill Farm, Clive Honor Farm, comprise a historic district located near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
March is Iowa History Month. To celebrate Iowa History Month, the Register has published weekly essays from leading state historians. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa ...
The sweet smile of an elderly Kathryn Bartosky mixing donuts in her kitchen greets you on page 131 of Tom Schulein’s just-released book covering 185 years of Iowa City history.