Posts Tagged ‘iowa history’
Abbie Gardner Sharp’s story: Who was Inkpaduta?
There is much that is known and yet unknown about Inkpaduta, his rise to leadership and his life following what is now known as the Spirit Lake Massacre. Inkpaduta was born in 1805 — also listed as 1797 in some sources — near Cannon River in southern Minnesota to a family in the smallest of Read More »
Read MoreAbbie Gardner Sharp’s story: Traveling to Spirit Lake
Rowland Gardner married Frances Smith in 1836 and had four children — Mary, Eliza, Abigail and Rowland. However, he wasn’t satisfied in New York and wanted to join the westward bound in pursuit of a new and better life. So in 1853, 10 years after Abigail, better known as Abbie, was born, the family Read More »
Read MoreSlow down at Pioneer Park Nature Preserve
So many people crest the hill on Highway 71, coming north into the south side of Milford, and get a beautiful overlook of the Milford Creek, a tributary of the Little Sioux River. But did you know that you can take a right and actually walk through part of that beautiful area? Pioneer Park Nature Read More »
Read MoreEarth Day trivia quiz
[wp_quiz id=”6653″] Community Relations Coordinator Job Opening Community Relations Coordinator Job Description To Apply Email cover letter and resume to Lee Sorenson at lsorenson@dickinsoncountyiowa.govcreate new email Read More Where do animals go when it rains? It may surprise you, but the rain doesn’t bother as many animals as we would think. With the rain we have Read More »
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