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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 .
Cold Springs State Park Cass County: Lewis: Crystal Lake State Park Hancock County: Crystal Lake: Eagle Lake State Park Hancock County: Britt: Echo Valley State Park Fayette County: West Union: Frank A. Gotch State Park Humboldt County: Dakota City: Heery Woods State Park Butler County: Clarksville: Kearny State Park Palo Alto County ...
140th block of County Line Rd. over Long Creek: Columbus Junction: Extends into Washington County: 6: Florence-Council On The Iowa Site: Florence-Council On The Iowa Site: December 27, 1978 : At the site of the now-gone village of Florence [11
401-714 Washington Ave., the 300 block of Stephens St. and the 200 and 300 blocks of Oak St., Iowa Falls, Iowa: Coordinates: Area: 11 acres (4.5 ha) Architectural style: Italianate Classical Revival: NRHP reference No. 12000889 [1] Added to NRHP: October 31, 2012
Ledges State Park is a state park in Boone County, Iowa, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Boone. The park contains a sandstone gorge carved by Pea's Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River. The gorge is 100 feet (30 m) deep in places, with concretions jutting from the cliffs.
In 1916, the state of Iowa purchased the first 47.5 acres (192,000 m 2) for use as a quarry, but later transferred the area to the Board of Conservation.The area was initially classified as a state park, and later a "preserve." It was formally dedicated as a geological, archaeological, historical, and biological preserve in 1969.
The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption is a religious shrine in West Bend, Iowa, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City.A conglomeration of nine grottos depicting scenes in the life of Jesus, it contains a large collection of minerals and petrifications and is believed to be the largest grotto in the world.
In Iowa, the Mederville Bridge (1918), the Adair Viaduct (1923) and the Iowa Falls Bridge (1928, also built by the Weldon Brothers) are other examples, but the Washington Avenue bridge is notable as a well-preserved two-span example. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]