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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 .
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.
Hurstville was an industrial complex and a company town. It was a major lime supplier in the state of Iowa for masonry building and bridge construction in the Midwest. [2] Alfred Hurst built the first kiln in 1871, and the other three followed soon after. The whole operation grew to include 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) and 50 employees. [3]
Mitchell-Maskrey Mill is a historic building located in Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. John Goodenow started the first milling operation in the Maquoketa area in 1838. He sold it to Joseph McCloy who established a larger operation along Mill Creek south of town in 1842. Edward Maskry leased this operation in 1865.
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 .
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Maquoketa can refer to some places in the United States: The Maquoketa River in Iowa; Maquoketa, Iowa, a city; Maquoketa Township, Jackson County, Iowa; Maquoketa Caves State Park, near Maquoketa, Iowa