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Historic Ackworth Friends Church - Ackworth, Iowa

Ackworth Friends.jpgThe Friends Church in Ackworth, Iowa was built in 1869 as an academy building, containing a room for public worship as well as the school. The walls of the old academy building still serve as the walls of today’s modern church.

The village surrounding it was then named Ackworth 10 years before the Chariton, Des Moines & Southern Railroad built a line from Chariton to Indianola (soon thereafter to be taken over by the Burlington) and established a station at Ackworth.

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Soaring Eagles Nature Center And Zoo - Clinton, Iowa

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In Eagle Point Park, high above the Mississippi River, a nature center and zoo have been established. The Center offers displays of flora and fauna of the area and classes dealing with the environment. The zoo is home to some animals native to the Midwest and is being remodeled and expanded.

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Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area - Waterloo, Iowa

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Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area - Charles City, Iowa is one of 37 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service.

The mission is to interpret farm life, agribusiness and rural communities-past and present. As preservation and interpretation of the agricultural history and current activities are a critical part of maintaining the flow of information the Silos & Smokestacks organization diligently maintains this information.

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Sweet Vale Of Avoca Heritage Museum - Avoca, Iowa

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Avoca, Iowa offers this museum where there are a variety of exhibits. Also displays that describe historical events in the area have been developed. 

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Wabash Depot Museum - Moravia, Iowa

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The Wabash Depot Museum was obtained from the Norfolk and Southern Railroad in 1976 when the line was discontinued through Moravia, Iowa. Displays include a section car used on the rails in the early 1900s, an operational signal board for signaling train crews before modern radio communications were used, 

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Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge (Toll Bridge) - Fort Madison, Iowa

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Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge (Toll Bridge) - Fort Madison, Iowa. This swinging truss bridge crosses over the Mississippi River that connects Fort Madison, Iowa and unincorporated Niota, Illinois. 

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Riverside Gardens - Monticello, Iowa

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Riverside Gardens - Monticello, Iowa - Located on the north side of Monticello, Riverside Gardens is a city park that was built by volunteers and is maintained by volunteers. The gardens are a showcase for the diversity of flowers available for today’s gardens and home to many local species of plants.

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Hickory Grove Rural School Museum - Ogden, Iowa

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In Ogden is this one-room school, constructed in 1889, continued in service until 1956. Visitors can look at the original double desks, stage curtain, potbelly stove, textbooks, and other documents as they walk around the school.

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Pine Creek Grist Mill - Muscatine, Iowa

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Located at Wild Cat Den Start Park, Muscatine, Iowa, was built in 1848 by Benjamin Nye. Mr. Nye came west from Massachusetts and settled in the new frontier along the mighty Mississippi River.

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Heritage Rose Garden - Gray, Iowa

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Heritage Rose Garden - Gray, Iowa In this small town of Gray, Iowa with less than 100 residents is located a rose garden that boasts over 195 varieties of roses, including winter-hardy types. Four women wanted to attract visitors to the town; their idea was to plant roses on the town square and they did.

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