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Named for W. Robert Parks (1915–2003), the 11th president of Iowa State. The original library was built in 1925 and three additions were made in 1961, 1969, and 1983. The library was dedicated and named after W. Robert and Ellen Sorge Parks in 1984. As of November 10, 2006, Parks Library contains: [27] 2,444,263 volumes; 3,473,037 microform units
Commemorates the site of a fort built to protect the Iowa border during the Dakota War of 1862. Geode State Park: Henry County: Danville: 1,641 664: Skunk River, Lake Geode: Features a 187-acre (76 ha) recreational reservoir and a display of geodes, the Iowa state rock. George Wyth Memorial State Park: Black Hawk County: Waterloo: 1,200 490: 1940
Fort Defiance State Park is a state park in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The park is 191 acres (77 ha) and sits at an elevation of 1,453 feet (443 m). [ 1] The park, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, was opened to the public in 1930. [ 2] Fort Defiance State Park is open for year-round ...
Backbone State Park. Backbone State Park is Iowa 's oldest state park, dedicated in 1919. Located in the valley of the Maquoketa River, it is approximately three miles (5 km) south of Strawberry Point in Delaware County. It is named for a narrow and steep ridge of bedrock carved by a loop of the Maquoketa River originally known as the Devil's ...
Barks at Parks is an event at the Iowa State University Library that takes place in the fall and spring semesters. From Monday, April 29, to Friday, May 3, students can take a break from studying ...
May 9, 2024 at 3:39 AM. The beginning of May marks the start of peak camping season in Iowa, and many of the state parks have made updates for this summer season. There are more than 4,400 ...
Cedar Rock State Park is a state park in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, preserving the Frank Lloyd Wright -designed Lowell Walter Residence, also known as Cedar Rock. The Usonian - style house was constructed on a bank of the Wapsipinicon River near Quasqueton, Iowa, in 1950. Following Lowell Walter's death in 1981, the home was donated ...
November 15, 1990 [ 2] Dolliver Memorial State Park is a state park in Webster County, Iowa, United States, featuring high bluffs and deep ravines on the Des Moines River. The park is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Fort Dodge and 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Lehigh. [ 3] The park contains two listings on the National Register of Historic ...