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The Dyas Hexagonal Barn is a historical building located near Bellevue in rural Jackson County, Iowa, United States.Built in 1921, it is a round barn measuring 50 feet (15 m) around, with red horizontal siding on a stone foundation, a tin roof, and a central wood stave silo extending through the roof. [2]
Bellevue State Park is a state park of Iowa, USA, along the banks of the Mississippi River just south of Bellevue. The park lies in two separate tracts. The Nelson Unit is at the immediate south edge of Bellevue on U.S. Route 52 (The Great River Road), atop a 300-foot (91 m) limestone bluff. The Dyas Unit is 2 miles (3.2 km) farther south on U ...
The William Dyas Barn is a historic agricultural building located south of Bellevue, Iowa, United States. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 58 are non-residential, agricultural related structures. The stones used to build the barn were quarried, but they vary widely in size and shape.
The George Dyas House is a historic house located south of Bellevue, Iowa. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 101 are houses. Description
Commemorates the site of a fort built to protect the Iowa border during the Dakota War of 1862. Geode State Park: Henry County: Danville: 1,641 664: Skunk River, Lake Geode: Features a 187-acre (76 ha) recreational reservoir and a display of geodes, the Iowa state rock. George Wyth Memorial State Park: Black Hawk County: Waterloo: 1,200 490: 1940
There are more than 10 miles (16 km) of developed trails around the lake. Trails are marked with points of interest that correspond with trail brochures available at trail heads, the campground and the park office. There is also a 50-mile (80 km) Lake-to-Lake State Park Bike Route connecting Pine Lake and George Wyth Memorial State Parks.
The State of Iowa acquired the property for the park in several parcels through the efforts of Dr. E.E. Speaker of Lake View, who also served on the State Board of Conservation. [4] The parcels included a former gravel quarry, a 30-acre (12 ha) farm on the southeast side of the lake, and the 30-acre (12 ha) Denison Beach.
Brushy Creek State Recreation Area is a state park in Webster County, Iowa in the United States.With an area encompassing over 6,000 acres (24 km 2), the facility is one of Iowa's largest public outdoor recreation areas.