Iowa
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:51Effigy Mounds National Monument
151 Highway 76
Harpers Ferry, IA 52146-7519
Phone: 563-873-3491
The monument preserves 206 prehistoric American Indian mound sites built along the Mississippi River between 450 B.C. and A.D. 1300, including 31 effigy mounds in the shapes of birds and bears. These mounds are outstanding examples of a significant phase of mound-building culture. The monument also protects wildlife and other natural features of the area.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 20:51Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
110 Parkside Drive
West Branch, IA 52358-0607
Phone: 319-643-2541
The site commemorates the life of the 31st U.S. President. Includes the cottage where Hoover was born, a blacksmith shop, the first West Branch schoolhouse, the Friends Meetinghouse where the Hoover family worshipped, the Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, and the graves of President and Mrs. Hoover.
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