With summer vacation getting under way, it’s a great time to plan a visit to our state’s historic sites:
- Learn about the early inhabitants of Iowa at the Hopewell burial mounds at Toolesboro along the Great River Road or at the Blood Run National Historic Landmark on the Big Sioux River.
- See the homes and lifestyles of significant Iowa politicians at Plum Grove and Montauk.
- Discover the trade of blacksmithing that was so important to Iowa agriculture at the Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop.
- Visit such iconic sites as the American Gothic House and the Abbie Gardner Sharp cabin.
- Get to know more about Lewis and Clark at the Western Historic Trails Center.
For more on all of Iowa’s historic sites and to plan a visit, go to www.iowahistory.org/historic-sites.