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The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The museum was founded in 1858 by instruction of the Iowa General Assembly as the Cabinet of Natural History. [1] It is housed within Macbride Hall, located in the Pentacrest area of the university campus. [2]
This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories, Main Office and Production Laboratory Building, also known as the Floyd County Museum, is a historic building located in Charles City, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] The two-story brick Modern Movement structure is built over a raised basement.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia . The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , was founded in 1812.
Charles City is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Iowa, United States. [3] Charles City is a significant commercial and transportation center for the area. U.S. Routes 18 and 218, Iowa Highway 14, and the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads serve the city.
8,362-acre refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska), visitor center exhibits, education programs Dickinson County Nature Center: Okoboji: Dickinson: Northwest: website, operated by the Dickinson County Conservation Board, located in 60-acre Kenue Park Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center: Sioux City: Woodbury: Northwest
As the tornado began to track out of Charles City, it hit 13th Avenue, damaging structures and other buildings. [3] [4] The tornado crossed Triumph Avenue and Underwood Avenue northeast of Charles City, and narrowly avoided the Northeast Iowa Regional Airport. The tornado passed west of Doubleday, causing damage to farms and other structures.
The Alvin Miller House is a Usonian home beside the Cedar River in Charles City, Iowa. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed over a five-year period completed in 1951. The single-story structure features a two-level flat roof which allows for clerestory windows. It was severely damaged in the flood of 2008.