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dexter WHITE POLE ROAD
641-742-5231 / whitepoleroad.com
DEXFIELD PARK BARROW GANG Dexter serves as the eastern gateway to the
CAPTURE HISTORICAL MARKERS historic White Pole Road – a 26 mile scenic
byway that connects the towns of Dexter,
Dexfield Rd at the South Raccoon River Stuart, Menlo, Casey and Adair and runs
515-833-2717 or 641-757-9173 parallel to I-80. Enjoy rural Iowa up close!
rstanley@netins.net / Outdoors
The markers tell the story of the Dexfield Park dougherty
Co. that opened back in 1913 and would
have as many as 4,000 people in attendance
on a Sunday afternoon. This was also the TYDEN FARM NO. 6
site of the notorious Barrow Gang capture in 1145 300th St / 641-426-5277 / tydenfarm.com
June-Sept for group tours by appt. only Visit
1933.
the past with a touch of the present. Listed on
1948 NATIONAL PLOWING MATCH the National Register of Historic Places, Tyden
& PRESIDENT TRUMAN’S WHISTLE Farms No. 6 tells the stories of agriculture
STOP CAMPAIGN HISTORICAL from the past to present. Col. Emil Tyden, a
MARKER Swedish immigrant, came to this country in
Dexfield Road the 20th century with only $20 to his name
and went on to become a successful inventor,
515-833-2717 or 641-757-9173
rstanley@netins.net / Outdoors entrepreneur and builder of eight farms in
This marker tells the story of the 1948 WHO- Floyd and Butler Counties. 10-acre homestead
features a massive red barn, corn crib, summer
Radio National Plowing Match and President
Truman’s Whistle Stop Campaign Speech with kitchen, and gardens.
over 100,000 people in attendance on that
historic day. This speech was the turning point dows
in Truman’s Campaign.
DOWS MERCANTILE STORE
DEXTER CENTENNIAL PARK
Main St / 515-852-3533
1000 State St “White Pole Rd” Mon-Fri 9:30-4, Sat 9:30-4
515-789-4210 / discoverdallascountyiowa.com Crafters and artists offer for sale unique gifts,
Daily 6am-10pm collectibles, Iowa souvenirs, and antiques.
Enjoy the combination of walking trail and Relax and enjoy a treat from the ice cream
LifeTrail outdoor fitness equipment, providing parlor. Building is over 100 years old and
the ultimate in total wellness. Shelter house owned by the Dows Historical Society.
has picnic tables. Children’s playground
equipment shaped like a barn. Frisbee golf
EVANS LITTLE PRAIRIE HOUSE
course recently added.
DEXTER COMMUNITY HOUSE 201 West Railroad / 515-852-3533
(AKA DEXTER ROUNDHOUSE) Mon-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4
Restored 2-story, 2-room home of the
703 Dallas St Ingebret Evans family in the late 1800s.
515-210-3150 / discoverdallascountyiowa.com
By appt. Listed on the National Register QUASDORF WAGON, MACHINE &
of Historic Places, this unique round BLACKSMITH SHOP MUSEUM
engineering feat was once home to a
basketball court and is currently a community Across from Welcome Center
515-852-3533
center.
Mon-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4
DEXTER MUSEUM Learn the process of making wagon wheels,
forging iron, and cutting sheet metal as it
719 Marshall St was done in years past. Family run
641-757-9173 or 515-833-2717 progressive shop began in 1890 and
dexteria.org / rstanley@netins.net operated until recent years. Hands-on free
May 7th to October 29th Sundays 1-3 p.m. or museum, operated by Dows Historical
by Appointment Also open Saturday June 10,
Society.
July 8, August 12, Sept 9, and Oct 14 from
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. followed by tours to VERNON NO. 5 COUNTRY SCHOOL
historical markers and Stuart bank robbery site
from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Downtown Dows / 515-852-3533
Just off I-80, the Dexter Museum welcomes Mon-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4
visitors to southwestern Dallas County. Exhibits Restored 1880 typical, one-room school building.
document President Harry S. Truman’s visit
to the National Plowing Match held in 1948
and the former Dexfield Amusement Park, the dysart
site of Dallas County’s Barrow gang shoot-out
in 1933. Three historical markers north of DYSART HISTORICAL MUSEUM
town on Dexfield Road represent a significant
record of these events. The museum has an 612 Crisman
abundance of historic information, plowing 319-476-7345 or 319-476-3549
match scoreboards, pictures, artifacts and dysarthistoricalcenter.com
Sun 2-4 May-Sept. or by appt.
scrapbooks on display.
Museum complex featuring a 126-year-old
church which contains community historical
treasures and extensive information on
Dysart’s Orphan Train heritage. The Center
includes a restored one-room country school,
an Agricultural Museum and Interpretive
Center, Machine Shed Museum and is
beautifully landscaped with a memorial rose
garden, courtyard, and a farm windmill. Like us
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