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Comprises shoreline on the southernmost glacial lake in Iowa. Brushy Creek State Recreation Area: Webster County: Lehigh: 6,500 2,600 [7] Des Moines River, Brushy Creek Reservoir: Forms one of the state's largest public outdoor recreation properties, with a 690-acre (280 ha) reservoir. Cedar Rock State Park: Buchanan County: Quasqueton: 423 171 ...
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West Bend got its start in the early 1880s, following the construction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway through that territory. It was originally called Ives after the president of the railroad, but the townspeople had it changed to West Bend from the bend in the river. West Bend (aka Ives) was the first town in Palo Alto ...
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Public land stretches along the north side of the river, from Flora Ellis Park (1/2 block west of Riverside Ave. & Howard St, on Riverside Ave.) to Merten J. Klaus Park (end of Maple Ave.). Fishing is also allowed on the south side of the river from Sherman Park to Bayou Bend Park and Grace Larson Park to St. Mary's Park, near McDonald's.
West Bend Historical Museum: West Bend: Palo Alto: West: Local history [83] Western Historic Trails Center: Council Bluffs: Pottawatamie: West: History: website, operated by the State Historical Society of Iowa, exhibits about four western expansion trails: Lewis & Clark, Mormon Pioneer, California and Oregon Westport Rural School Museum ...
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park is located southwest of Keosauqua, Iowa, United States. The park is located along the Des Moines River in Van Buren County. First dedicated in 1921, it is the largest state park in size in Iowa. In 1990, three areas were named nationally recognized historic districts and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gull Point State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located on West Okoboji Lake in the city of Wahpeton. It is the primary state park unit in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Two areas of the park were listed as nationally recognized historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.