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Fairmount Park, the Old Redwood Stump, Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Description
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The story is that the Redwood stump was hauled here many decades ago and placed in the park. It was not a solid stump, but was "a wired-together shell of the original tree--consisting mostly of bark". With the Park Board's approval the hashed-up stump was placed in Fairmount Park. Number 9051.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16239
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Fairmount Park, the swan and duck pond, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Swan Pond, Graham, Andrew C.
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Andrew C. Graham (“father of the Council Bluffs park system"), created Swan Pond, so named after the white swans which swam there during the warm months. The pond was a popular attraction at Fairmount Park, but unfortunately, the pond no longer exists. Number 9053.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16238
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Green Wood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Greenwood Park, Ashworth Park
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View of a meeting near a pavilion in Greenwood Park. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. Located at 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1910 postmark.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18552
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Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Ashworth Park
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Description
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View of flower garden and walking trail at Greenwood Park. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16865
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Title
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Pavilion, Central Park, Davenport, Iowa, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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Description
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In 1885 the city of Davenport acquired the property that had been the Scott County Fairgrounds. It is a significant example of landscape planning, and of the civic improvements that were being made by the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Five years after the land was purchased and improved it was named Central Park after New York City's park of the same name. Central Park was renamed Vander Veer after an early Davenport park commissioner in 1911. The park consists of 70.8 acres, is located at 215 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 2414.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18453
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Thompson's Bend, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines River
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Description
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Looking northwest across the Des Moines River from Thompson's Bend. It was named for Andrew McFarland Thompson, a pioneer settler who staked claim to 1400 acres in 1848 along the east side of the Des Moines River between Center Street Dam and Sixth Avenue. 1910 postmark. Number 6445.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18887