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The park is named for John Pappajohn, a local venture capitalist, and his wife Mary Louise Pappajohn (1933-2022), [3] who gifted the initial 24 sculptures, with a valuation of about $40 million USD, to the city of Des Moines. The couple are recognized art collectors, appearing in the ARTnews list of top 200 art collectors from 1998 to 2014.
The city of Des Moines is the location of 188 of these properties and districts, including the 2 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the remaining 15 properties and districts are listed here. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024. [2]
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In 1963, Abraham Harry Blank donated $150,000 for the construction of a children's zoo on decommissioned Fort Des Moines property. [1] The Des Moines Children’s Zoo was officially opened on May 8, 1966. It was originally designed around nursery rhymes and included a castle with moat, replica of Noah's Ark, petting zoo and miniature railroad.
Des Moines River: Protects Indian mounds and a 30-acre (12 ha) lake on a bend of the Des Moines River. Lake Ahquabi State Park: Warren County: Indianola: 770 310: 1936: Lake Ahquabi: Surrounds a 115-acre (47 ha) recreational reservoir named "resting place" in the Fox language. Lake Anita State Park: Cass County: Anita: 1,062 430: 1961: Lake Anita