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The following year the 40-acre (16 ha) mill pond was drained. The local Izaak Walton League desired to create a 120-acre (49 ha) lake as early as 1926. They were able to buy options for 254 acres (103 ha) in 1933. The City of Hampton and several civic organizations bought the property the following year and presented it to the State of Iowa.
Black Hawk Lake (Sac County, Iowa) Brushy Creek State Recreation Area; Bussey Lake; C. Carter Lake (Iowa–Nebraska) Clear Lake (Iowa) D. DeSoto Lake (Iowa–Nebraska)
Amana is in northeastern Iowa County, on the south side of Price Creek in the valley of the Iowa River. It is bordered to the west by Lily Pond and the village of Middle Amana, while East Amana is to the east. U.S. Route 151 passes through Amana, leading northeast 19 miles (31 km) to Cedar Rapids and south 3 miles (5 km) to U.S. Route 6 at ...
Polk County is the most densely populated county at 864/sq mi (333.5/km 2), an increase in density from 2010 when it was 655.5/sq mi (253.08/km 2). [7] Polk County contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines. In addition, Iowa has one of the smallest percentages of counties whose boundaries are dictated by natural means, the vast ...
County Region Summary Anderson Conservation Area: Red Oak: Montgomery: Southwest: website, operated by the City of Red Oak, 244 acres, 2 miles of trails, 15 acre pond, includes Wolfe Nature Center with environmental education displays and a meeting room Annett Nature Center: Indianola: Warren: South Central
Location of Iowa County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National ...
The Iowa Great Lakes, often referred to as Okoboji, [1] is a group of natural lakes in northwestern Iowa in the United States. There are seven lakes in the region totaling 12,687 acres (5,134 ha) [ 2 ] with the three principal lakes of the group being Big Spirit Lake , [ 3 ] West Okoboji Lake , [ 4 ] and East Okoboji Lake .
Iowa County was formed on February 17, 1843. It was named for the Iowa River, which flows through the county. [4] The first courthouse was a log cabin built in 1847. This was rented by the county until 1850 when a second courthouse was completed. In 1861 construction of a third courthouse was begun.