The Story of Iowa In 100 Landmarks

The Story of Iowa In 100 Landmarks

Doug Gelbert

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Manatee Books
Año de edición:
2025
ISBN:
9798295477546
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America turns 250. Let’s go find the candles.Looking for a history lesson that doesn’t feel like homework? You’ve found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state’s distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. We’ve wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.The Semiquincentennial isn’t just a mouthful-it’s a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered. Whether you’re traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Iowa landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Hawkeye State. Lincoln Highway... RAGBRAI... 'Danish capital of America'... six-on-sixbasketball... pedal buttons... POW camps... funiculars... 'frozen watertrade'... squirrel cage jails... Meskers... the CCC... sprint cars... kissingbridges... the golden age of motoring... earth lodges... Amana Colo-ny... lime kilns... fire towers... Iowa Writers Workshop... 'Cathedrals ofthe Prairie'... Midwest Grotto Movement... lead rush... 'Good RoadsMovement'... jewel box bans... Drake Relays... one-room schools...round barns... atmospheric theaters... Lustron houses... This book willhave you telling stories like a native in no time.The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learnthe explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets thatmake Iowa uniquely Iowa. Where is the only Frank Lloyd Wright hotelin the world? Solved. Why do hoboes make their way to Britt everyyear? A mystery no more. What is the oldest operating airfield west ofthe Mississippi River? Identified. What song from Meredith Wilson’sMusic Man did the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in theirAmerican debut? Revealed. Why did the Dibbles install that Gothicwindow on their simple frame farmhouse? No one knows.It is a story only Iowa can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Hawkeye State standing in plain sight on Iowa streets!

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