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National Register Site
all iowa ackley ackworth DALLAS COUNTY FAIR
28057 Fairgrounds Rd.
IOWA GOLF ASSOCIATION ACKLEY HERITAGE CENTER BANK SWALLOW BEND FEDERAL 515-993-3728
1605 N. Ankeny Blvd, Ste 210 737 Main St. - Upper level WETLAND dallascountyfair.com
Ankeny, IA 50023 of Municipal Bldg 12565 168th Ave / 515-961-6169 July 12-16, 2023
888-388-4442 / iowagolf.org 641-847-2201 warrenccb.org / Daily 6 am-10 pm Features carnival; rodeo & bull riding; car
The Iowa Golf Association is the governing Open afternoons or by appt. This wetland attracts wildlife and migrating racing; truck/tractor and kids’ garden and
body for golf in the state of Iowa and exists as Displays and large collection of photographs, waterfowl. There’s also an eagle’s next and pedal pulls; mutton busting; bag toss, and
a nonprofit organization to preserve, protect, featuring local history and people. East Friesian colony of bank swallows on this 543-acre cribbage tournaments; R/C car races; talent
and promote the best interests and spirit displays and information for genealogists. habitat. Bank Swallow Bend is a great place show; livestock shows; static exhibit viewing;
of the game. See website for directory of free parking; and most entertainment free.
to hike!
member golf courses and links to these.
CORNER SODA FOUNTAIN WOODLANDS MOUNDS PRESERVE
LINCOLN HIGHWAY HERITAGE Corner of Main & Mitchell St. 19587 Kirkwood St. GLISSMAN CONSERVATION AREA
BYWAY 641-847-2201 / May-Sept, 2-5 daily 515-961-6169 / warrenccb.org 32185 Panther Creek Rd
c/o Prairie Rivers of Iowa Restored former Roth Drug & Soda Fountain. Daily 6 am-10 pm 515-465-3577
dallascountyiowa.gov/conservation
515-232-0048 1940s & ’50s malts, phosphates, sodas, and Native Americans lived along the South River Conservation area boasts a 7.5 acre pond
iowabyways.org sundaes. Exhibits of early businesses and in Warren County for thousands of years. The on 60 acres to hike, fish, bird watch, picnic
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the municipal history. Woodland People constructed these conical or mushroom hunt. Lodge with sleeping for
first coast-to-coast improved highway by mounds as part of their culture, and as sacred eight, full kitchen and two bathrooms.
experiencing all it has to offer in Iowa today. NATIONAL CONGRESS OF OLD places.
Dining, shopping, picturesque downtowns, WEST SHOOTIST STYLE HISTORIC TOWN SQUARE
history and more in over 40 communities adel
across 13 counties. 2 1/2 miles East of Ackley Downtown, outdoors
on Hwy 57 / 641-847-3601
Mar-Nov, 2nd Sat of each month from ADEL HISTORICAL MUSUEM 515-993-5472
IOWA’S COUNTY CONSERVATION 9-4 Camp/meeting site for National Congress Adel’s downtown business district surrounds
SYSTEM/MYCOUNTYPARKS.COM of Old West Shootists, 1129 Main St the 4-story stone courthouse and features
515-993-1032
unique building styles. The Square is home
complete with early prairie town and target
PO Box 400 areas. Established to promote family-oriented May-Sept 12-4 or by appt by calling to Adel’s annual sweet corn festival in August.
Hiawatha, IA 52233 activities and knowledge of 1865-1899 Features information on 1938 Heisman
515-963-9582 heritage. Authenticity in weapons, clothing Trophy winner Nile Kinnick, Jr., a uniform
MyCountyParks.com room attributed to Adel’s sons who served in agency
and accouterments.
All 99 counties in Iowa! 2,034 parks, natural the military, information on the Orton Family
areas and historic sites! Over 215,000 PRAIRIE BRIDGES PARK Circus, and much more.
acres with 11,100+ campsites, 75 nature DALLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE CHIEF WAPELLO’S
centers, over 250 cabins, 1,900+ miles of 1/2 mile N of Hwy. 57 on S-56 MEMORIAL PARK
trails, public hunting and more! County 641-847-3332 / Open April-October 801 Court St. / 515-993-5472 Downtown, outdoors
All ages and abilities find outdoor enjoyment
conservation – Iowa’s outdoor education at this 70-acre multi-use recreation area. 2.5 Mon-Fri 8-4:30, closed major holidays 6899 Chief Wapello Rd.
leader! Built in 1902, the courthouse is considered
miles of handicapped accessible short looped by architectural historians to be one of the This park marks the site of the first Indian
SILOS & SMOKESTACKS NATIONAL trails through lush prairie, scenic ponds, and finest examples of civic architecture in Iowa. Agency in Iowa, Chief Wapello and General
a small river. Interpretive signage throughout.
Street’s gravesites, the first Christian service
HERITAGE AREA Shower/restroom facility and bike trail. The French Chateau modeled courthouse in the interior of Iowa, and the signing of the
was renovated in 2007 and is surrounded
305 West Park Ave by brick streets and a historically significant treaty for the purchase of Iowa.
Waterloo, IA 50701 SETTLEMENT OF THE PRAIRIE downtown.
319-234-4567 North Butler St. albia
silosandsmokestacks.org 641-847-2201 / By appt.
The story of American agriculture comes to Small park depicting a glimpse of early prairie
life at more than 100 sites and life. Features 1870 restored Limberg House, ALBIA CHAMBER CITIZENS HALL
attractions within this 37-county region of Clutterville Country School, prairie plantings, & DOME
Northeast Iowa. A National Park. native Iowa trees & shrubs, and exhibit of early 18 S. Main St.
641-932-5108
cash crops.
albiachamber.org
Jan-Dec, Mon-Fri 10-3
The newly remodeled Chamber of Commerce
houses the beautifully renovated Citizens Hall
with its exquisite 12’ stained glass dome. This

dome was built in the early 1900s.
MONROE COUNTY
HISTORICAL MUSEUM
114 A Ave. East
641-932-3238 or 641-932-5108
May-Oct, Sat & Sun 1-4 and by appt.
Broad spectrum of early Iowa - from slippers
that danced on the Ziegfeld Follies stage to
reconstructed coal mine shaft with authentic
equipment and real coal. A spacious museum
with numerous authentic historical items
and reconstructed setting of stores, homes,
etc. Adjacent to the museum is the newly
reiman gardens winterscape - ames constructed replica of a Monroe County
country school, and a refurbished 1930s
Burlington caboose and 1938 Relco diesel
locomotive.
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