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TRACT- Prepared in Recognition of the Bicentennial, This Historic Guide of Iowa Is Intended to Supplement Materialsprepared by the Iowa Curriculum Division DOCUMENT RESUME ED 111 754 SO 008 616 AUTHOR Pratt, LeRoy G. TITLE Discovering Historic Iowa. American Revolution Bicentennial Edition. INSTITUTION IoWi State-Dept. of Puillic Instrution,Des Moines., PUB DATE 75 NOTE 323p, AVAILABLE FROM Information Services, Department of Public Instruction, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 ($2.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$15.86 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS Colonial History,(United States); Community Cooperation; *Community Education; Educational Resources; Elementary Secondary Education;. Instructional Materials; Reference Materials; *Resource Guides; *Social Studies; Supplementary Reading Materials; *United States4iistory IDENTIFIERS *BicentennialIowa- TRACT- Prepared in recognition of the Bicentennial, this historic guide of Iowa is _intended to supplement materialsprepared by the Iowa Curriculum Division. It provides, inone convenient reference, information for use by teachers, students,. tourists,and others interested in Iowa1s history. Up-tor-date information isgiven on historicalsocieties, museums, archaeological sites, geological areas, botanical preserves, wildlife exhibits, outdoor classrooms, zoos, art centers;., scientific facilities, and places of historicalor cultural interest. The resource unit is arranged in alphabeticaland numerical order. by name and number ofcounty. Names of all known societies, museums, landmarks, sites, natural 'areas, and facilities used for educational purposes are listed alphabeticallyunder each count-y-iAlso-inelndsd-are---a-Ioeation map; an. index; 'a calendar of celebrations, festivals, and historical events;an Iowa map; and an alphabetical index. This resource may be of interestas a model to other states that wish to develop a guide for the Bicentennial. (AuthorpR) *********************************4:************************************ Documents acquired by ERAC-include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other s urces. ERIC makesevery effort 45 * to obtain the best copy available. n ertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered a 4 this affects the quality * ,* of the microfiche and hardcopy reproducti ns ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original ocument. Reproductions * * supplied by DRS are the best that can be made from the original. ,* *************** ******************************************************* , OCT 0 1 1975 oho Nk 1 ^et.,1 _t '.-:<.a. 't..: .rs,....,..4.. , Y17-,,,t ',:... OW' .c-/4- ...". '1'0-0 " ,.., ..e.re. tt.,i,c '''70 I-..: k t.1. ; P --4-`*-"- '41 ,. ...\ I , .4/ x C.0 ''' 4,6- :......rt; .1'.4",.7%-fe - fl -...7,-/ 1.t. "`t. -- ,..y.,i,, . 4:-t '0,Ii01,..., ..,k1 .,"C. .? fr-,Ct; 1 .., .,,,-_-74:241-,...... `..1.t."N'. t,- '''''' tt .,,....., ; r,if . Si/ p 1;,,A1. , '...= le -1 ".k x ,o0 r ' Sfe . :t..-,-- ......4 ., - .4 N .._ F . .1:-;<'-:--,,,' - - -*. ., - ;:, 1.:15 4,-;,,,"."'. ....:H.-,. -7 *!' A ..-;;...",,..k.,...i..4..-. ,,..:. -71- 1. I K.:...---......, - ..tt- : -....? :t. '="--..L.,.. _E--.A.:----t..t-z-r..4, 4,4/ -,.' =-., .,-'' -- .' _ _ -----r-t- z - .-^ ...,...------'-----t .''.'.'- ft. rrc - L' < , 1:` "" 'P- et, by LeRoy G. Pratt Iowa Department of PublicInstruction 1975- Amerjcan Revolution BicentennialEdition 00003 BICENTENNIALUSA Published under authority of Sections 17.23, 17.27, 257.18116) and257.18(20), Code of Iowa 00604 State of Iowa . DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC INSTRUCTION" Des Moines, Iowa50319 STATE BOARD OF PUBLICINSTRUCTION Muriel I. Shepard, President, Allison T. J. Heronimus, Vice-President, GrundyCenter Robert J. Beecher, Creston Jolly Ann Davidson, Clarinda Ronald P. Hallock, West Des Moines Virginia Harper, Fort. Madison Robert G. Koons, Clinton Georgia A. Sievers, Avoca John E. van der Linden,Sibley ADMINISTRATION Robert D. Benton, State Superintendent, andExecutive Officer of the State Board of Public I ristruction I. David H. Bechtel, AdministrativeAssistant Richard N. Smith, Deputy StateSuperintendent Information and Publications Services B.E. Schallert, Chief LeRoy G. Pratt, Publications Editor 17 III 00005 Mire of tile &tumor STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 503$P Roer.Frr D.RAY caveat;OR GREETINGS: It has been wisely said that a society ignorant ofits own past is doomed to repeat themistakes of the past. It is equally true that knowledge of the heritage which hasbeen , transmitted,to us from thepast provides us with strength and inspiration to,meet the challenges ofour own time, just. as our forbears came to gripswith the:different-- but po less' formidable-- problems by which they were confronted.. t Therefore, alleffiortsto increase our understandingof the- -past -- and tolput the past to work _for the improvementof the present and future-- deserve encouragement.' I particularly welcomeevery 'effort to bring Iowa's colorful, ,vigorous history alive for theIowans-'of today and for thoe who visit us from i4sewhere.'It is a dramatic story which is forever revealing dimensions and providing freshillumination of present-day Iow living. As we approach our nation's 200th birthdaysandenter the last quarter of this century,we increasingly prize the of land and people which partnership has made Iowa sucha good place in which to live.. By the same token,we know that continued change will be necessary in the future to.preservethe funda- mentals of the way of lifewe prize. Through deeper understandingof-the past, we shall betterbe able to take stock of wherewe are as Iowans and to charta rewarding course'for theyears that stretch ahead. 4 Sincerely, Rqbert D. Ray Governor 4 ,00006 PREFACE In this Bicentennial period, Iowans,as all Americans, turn to the past more than ever. The approach ofthe 200th anniversary of our country bringsan added awareness of our heiitage and a greater appreciation ofour historic past. The Bicentennial Edition of DiscoveringHistoric .lowa should be invaluable to teachers of Iowahistory, librarians, students, historical groups, and othereducational and lay organizations, as well as tourists, for informationabout the Hawkeye State. By requiring that the history of Iowabe taught in our schools,thepeopleofthis -statehave recognized the irtiportance of Iowa's heritage. Ttilsserves to instill in our young people the perspective needed to properlyunderstand local, regional, state, and national histo,ryand show how these are interrelated. Anyone having' a desire to learnmore. about Iowa - -its historic sites, landmarks, naturalareas, archeological .sites, outdoor ,classrooms,wildlifeexhibits,andcultural institutions-.wiltfindthisbookextremelyusefuland interesting. Robert D. Benton, Ed. D. State Superintendent of Public Instruction 1 VII 0090V r ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Theinvaluableassistanceofcountlessindividuals, organizations,sociles,and agencies Of goVernmentis gratefully acknowlged. Itis not possible to name all of these, but special regnition is due the staff memberiof the Division of HistoricaMuseum and Archives of the State Historical Departmentor assistancein providing and in checking factual informion; the State Historical Society for assistance in obtaininthe names of officers of local and countyhistoricalsocieties; the Iowa State Conservation Commission for supplying and verifying information about state and county parks, preserves, and historicareasrthe Iowa Development Commission for providing information on Iowa's celebrations, festivals, and historic events; and the Des Moines Public Library. The Iowa American Revolutiv Bicentennial Commission officially endorsed this publicatiOn and generously provided funds to permit a larger printing, making possible a much , wider distribution of the book. Once- .again-, the Iowa Local Historical and Museum Association (ILHMA), in addition to giving its enthusiastic support to the publication, was helpful in encouragingits member societies to submit current information forinclusion in the book. The support of the Iowa Society f rthe Preservation of Historic Landmarks'(Iowa Landmarks )1) and its members and of the Iowa Chapter of The pre , Conservancy are also acknowledged. Some of the information included was originally obt ined 6y the author in 1968 from questionnaires completed and returned by historical societies, museums, conservation boards, chambers of commerce, and other organizations and included in the publication, A Guide to Historic Iowa. The information contained in the earlier publications has been rechecked and verified by correspondence, telephone calls, and personal visits. The cover design, line drawings, and art workappearing throughout the book are by various artists, including Eloise Anderson, Frances Lenan Dean, Monte Hammond, Richard Lewis, Jeff Lockwood, Dennis Schrage, andWilliaM J. Wagner. Grateful recognition is also given to all persons who helped in typing the manuscript and checkingproofs, and to personnel in the DPI Word Processing Center for typesetting and running the final printout. viii 00006 INTRODUGTION The State Department of Public Inttructionpublished the Directory of County and Local Historical- include many-areas of this type if theyare also of historical, Societies and geological, archeological, or/botanicalinterest, or are used as Museums in Iowa early in 1966. Twoyears later, A Guide to outdoor classrooms byschdols,colleges,universities, or HOtoric /oiva was issued by' the DPI.In 1972 this becafrie ecology study groups. For informationabout recreational Discovering Historic low, which expandedand brought facilities,readers may- wish.
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