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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Site Index
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Contact Us 15-December-2005
Frequently Asked Questions 15-December-2005
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 15-December-2005
For Kids
Build a Herbert Hoover Birthplace 22-October-2007
For Kids 07-April-2006
Junior Ranger Activity Book 04-January-2008
For Teachers
Curriculum Materials 26-April-2007
For Teachers 31-July-2006
HEHO! Activity Worksheets for Educators and Students 03-September-2008
HHPLM Curriculum Guides for Education 26-April-2007
Plan A Field Trip 26-April-2007
Professional Development 17-April-2008
Tallgrass Prairie Walk 11-March-2008
Tallgrass Prairie: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum 26-April-2007
Teacher to Ranger to Teacher 17-April-2008
Teaching with Historic Places 31-July-2006
The Herbert Hoover Story: A Curriculum Guide for Teachers 15-May-2007
History & Culture
A Memorial and a Legacy 22-October-2007
About the Hoover Family 29-March-2006
Adversity Leads to Opportunity 22-October-2007
Buildings in the Core Area and Jesse Hoover's Blacksmith Shop 26-October-2007
Camp Rapidan 23-October-2007
Faith, Hope, Charity, and Love 22-October-2007
Family and Fellowship 22-October-2007
Gwalia Historic Site 23-October-2007
Herbert Hoover 23-October-2007
Historic Structures Report: The Hoover Houses and Community Structures 09-November-2006
Historical Base Map and Ground Study 07-January-2008
History & Culture 27-June-2006
Hoover Family 30-March-2006
Hoover Genealogy 11-October-2007
Hoover Institution 02-January-2007
Hoover-Minthorn Museum House 14-November-2006
Hulda Hoover 23-October-2007
Jesse Hoover 23-October-2007
Learn more about Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover 10-October-2007
Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House 09-January-2007
Lou Henry Hoover 23-October-2007
National Park Service History 09-November-2006
National Register of Historic Places 12-May-2008
Nature and Stewardship 22-October-2007
People 06-March-2007
Places 02-January-2007
Simple Beginnings 22-October-2007
Some historical information on the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 09-September-2008
Stories 15-March-2007
Triumphs and Tragedies 22-October-2007
Nature & Science
2004 Vegetation Community Monitoring 28-November-2007
Animals 10-May-2006
Avian Surveys at HEHO, 2004 07-November-2006
Birds 31-July-2006
eFire.org 08-November-2006
Environmental Factors 31-July-2006
Evaluation of Fire Effects, 1982-2005 28-November-2007
Fire Regime 31-July-2006
Fish 31-July-2006
Fish of Hoover Creek 07-November-2006
Grasses 31-July-2006
Grassland Bird Monitoring: 2005-2006 28-November-2007
Heartland I&M publications for Herbert Hoover NHS 08-November-2006
Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Program 28-November-2007
Herbert Hoover Prairie Trail Data 19-June-2008
Herpetofaunal Inventory of HEHO, 2003 07-November-2006
Hydrologic Activity 31-July-2006
Invasive Exotic Plant Monitoring, 2006 28-November-2007
Inventory and Monitoring 09-November-2006
Inventory of Mammals, 2005 07-November-2006
IOWATER Data 12-February-2008
Mammals 31-July-2006
National Public Lands Day 12-October-2006
National Recreational Trails Program 19-June-2008
Natural Features & Ecosystems 31-July-2006
Nature & Science 10-May-2006
Nonnative Species 31-July-2006
NPS Datastore I&M Databases 28-November-2007
NPS Inventory and Monitoring 11-February-2008
NPS Natural Resource Program Center species lists 12-September-2008
Plants 31-July-2006
Prairies and Grasslands 31-July-2006
Reptiles 31-July-2006
Rivers and Streams 31-July-2006
Soils 31-July-2006
Trees and Shrubs 31-July-2006
USGS Real-time data for Hoover Creek 08-November-2006
Water Quality 31-July-2006
Wildflowers 31-July-2006
Park Management
Adobe Reader Download 19-March-2008
Centennial Challenge 23-August-2007
Centennial Initiative 2016 23-August-2007
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Chapter 1 08-November-2006
Engineering Report for the Stream Management Plan 09-September-2008
Fire Management Plan 07-November-2006
Flood Inundation Report 09-September-2008
Form DI-1935 16-January-2007
General Management Plan, 2004 13-November-2006
Hoover Creek Final EIS 23-August-2006
Jobs 06-November-2006
Laws & Policies 08-November-2006
Management 14-March-2006
NPS Budget Website 18-October-2007
NPS employment opportunities 16-January-2007
NPS Fire and Aviation Management 08-November-2006
NPS Greenbook (Budget Justifications) 18-October-2007
NPS Public Use Statistics Office 13-November-2006
Optional Form 612 16-January-2007
Our Partners 01-May-2007
Park Planning 07-November-2006
Park Statistics 31-July-2006
Prairie Managment Plan 07-November-2006
Preparing an application 16-January-2007
Special hiring authorities 16-January-2007
Student Educational Employment Program 16-January-2007
Superintendent's Compendium, 2008 29-January-2007
Superintendent's Compendium Map 10-April-2007
USA Jobs 06-November-2006
Water Quality Report 09-September-2008
Watershed Planning 09-September-2008
Working Drawing for Hoover Creek Restoration Design Elements 09-September-2008
Park News
"Holiday in the National Parks" Celebrated at the White House 05-December-2007
"Trout Fishing in Iowa" presentation opens "Fishing for Fun" exhibit at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 08-March-2007
Archive 18-July-2006
Artwork donated to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 21-November-2006
Bridge Construction Projects at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Will Begin in June 06-June-2008
Contact Public Affairs 15-September-2006
Courtesy Dog Litter Bag Stations Installed 21-September-2007
Designated Snowmobile Route within Herbert Hoover NHS 19-February-2008
Entrance fees waived for veterans on Veterans Day 20-October-2006
Hawkeye Hikers Announce a New Walking Route in West Branch 17-October-2007
Help Restore the Tallgrass Prairie at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site on September 27 14-August-2008
Herbert Hoover Birthplace Cottage reopened 07-November-2006
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Will Be Free Beginning June 1, 2008 20-May-2008
Hoover Site to Host Naturalization Ceremony on September 18 15-September-2006
Memorial Day Programs at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Presidential Library and Museum 22-May-2007
National Park Themed White House 2007 Christmas Tree Ornaments 05-December-2007
Naturalization Ceremony Hosted by Hoover Site 20-September-2006
New Artwork Displayed as Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Announces 2008 Artist-in-Residence Program 12-November-2007
News 07-April-2006
News Releases 17-July-2006
NPS MediaRoom 18-October-2007
Pet Owners Asked to Leash, Clean Up After Pets 23-April-2007
Prescribed Fire Planned 10-October-2006
President's Fiscal Year 2008 NPS Budget Proposal to Impact Park Operations at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 07-February-2007
Release of Final Environmental Impact Statement for Hoover Creek 20-September-2006
Silos & Smokestacks Announces 2008 Golden Silo Awards 10-April-2008
Storm Causes Flooding Throughout Park 06-June-2008
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom exhibit on display at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 21-November-2006
Update on Bridge Repair at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 10-July-2008
White House 2007 Holiday Ornaments 05-December-2007
Photos & Multimedia
Birthplace Cottage 30-March-2006
Blacksmith Shop 04-April-2006
Downey Street 12-February-2008
Friends Meetinghouse 04-April-2006
Gravesite 04-April-2006
Hoover Creek 11-February-2008
House of the Maples 04-April-2006
Issac Miles Farmstead 04-April-2006
Photo Gallery 30-March-2006
Photos & Multimedia 16-May-2008
Presidential Library and Museum 04-April-2006
Restoration of the Birthplace Cottage 04-April-2006
Schoolhouse 04-April-2006
Statue of Isis 04-April-2006
Tallgrass Prairie 04-April-2006
Virtual Tour 28-March-2006
Visitor Center 30-March-2006
West Branch Commercial District 12-May-2008
Plan Your Visit
A Prairie Garden 22-October-2007
Accessibility 13-February-2006
Amtrak 15-May-2007
Application for Temporary Food Establishment Permit 18-September-2006
Artist-in-Residence Program 17-October-2007
Bicycling Information 28-June-2006
Brochures 28-July-2006
Campgrounds 29-March-2006
City of West Branch, Iowa 12-July-2006
Climate Change: Impacts of Warming on the Heartland 29-October-2007
Commercial filming and photography procedures 03-October-2006
Directions 25-January-2006
Eastern Iowa Airport 17-May-2007
Eastern Iowa Tourism 05-January-2007
Federal Recreational Lands Passes 09-January-2007
Fees & Reservations 27-January-2006
Filming Guidelines, Herbert Hoover NHS 18-September-2006
For Kids 28-February-2006
Friends Meetinghouse 17-October-2007
Getting Around 29-March-2006
Goods & Services 12-July-2006
Greyhound 18-October-2007
Guided Tours 29-June-2006
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum 07-July-2006
Herbert Hoover Sitio Histórico Nacional 17-October-2007
Hoover Genealogy 22-October-2007
Hooverfest 27-July-2007
Indoor Activities 07-July-2006
Iowa City/Coralville Convention & Visitors Bureau 13-March-2007
Iowa DOT bicycle map 05-July-2006
Iowa DOT Travel Information 09-June-2008
La Guerra Civil en Iowa 17-October-2007
Lawn/Prairie Conversion 17-October-2007
Map of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site 26-November-2007
Map of park area 26-November-2007
Map of route from Burlington, Iowa Amtrak Station to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Chicago to West Branch 11-October-2007
Map of route from Des Moines to West Branch 11-October-2007
Map of route from Iowa City bus terminal to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Kansas City to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Madison, Wis. to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Milwaukee to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Minneapolis to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Mount Pleasant Amtrak Station to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Omaha to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Saint Louis to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of route from Springfield, Ill. to West Branch 18-October-2007
Map of the Herbert Hoover Highway 11-October-2007
Map showing 110 Parkside Drive 11-October-2007
Maps 11-July-2006
Nearby Attractions 26-January-2006
NPS Form 10-930: Application for Special Use Permit 06-April-2007
NPS Form 10-931, Application for Commercial Filming/Still Photography Permit (Short) 06-April-2007
NPS Form 10-932: Application for Commercial Filming/Still Photography Permit (Long) 06-April-2007
NPS Maps 06-December-2006
NPS Temporary Event Food Safety Information Sheet 18-September-2006
NPS WebRangers 07-July-2006
Operating Hours & Seasons 26-January-2006
Outdoor Activities 26-January-2006
Permits 07-April-2006
Pets 07-April-2006
Picnic shelter regulations 15-September-2006
Picnic shelter reservation form 15-September-2006
Picnic shelters 15-September-2006
Plan Your Visit 25-January-2006
Quaker Heritage 17-October-2007
Schedule Of Events 25-January-2006
Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area 10-April-2008
Special event procedures 03-October-2006
Tallgrass Prairie Trail Map 17-October-2007
Temporary Exhibits 09-March-2007
Temporary Food Event Coordinator's Application 26-January-2007
The Civil War in Iowa 22-October-2007
Things To Do 25-January-2006
Things To Know Before You Come 13-February-2006
Tipton, Iowa 10-October-2007
Traffic & Travel Tips 29-March-2006
Travel the Herbert Hoover Highway 22-October-2007
Village Green 22-October-2007
Visitor Centers 28-February-2006
Volunteer Opportunities 17-October-2007
Weather 28-February-2006
Wedding permit rules 03-October-2006
West Liberty, Iowa 10-October-2007
Your Safety 05-April-2006
Support Your Park
Artist-in-Residence Program 20-October-2006
Bookstore 09-March-2006
Caren Hackman Art and Design 10-December-2007
Eastern National 31-July-2006
eParks Online Bookstore 24-October-2007
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association 31-July-2006
Join Our Friends 31-July-2006
Karen Crislip Designs 06-December-2007
Last Words 17-December-2007
Linda Staats Photography 18-April-2008
Main Street West Branch 20-December-2007
Moyer Ceramics 10-December-2007
National Public Lands Day 26-October-2006
National Public Lands Day- Helping Hands for America's Lands 31-October-2006
National Treasure 13-December-2007
National Treasure Spot 13-December-2007
OF-301 Volunteer Application 01-February-2008
Prairie Sun 17-December-2007
Support Your Park 14-February-2006
The Son of West Branch, America's Great Humanitarian 05-September-2008
Volunteer 31-July-2006
What Is This Place? 17-December-2007
Black and white photo of Herbert Hoover fly-fishing in a river.  

Did You Know?
Herbert Hoover was an avid fisherman. He'd often don a jacket, tie, and hat along with his waders and gear while fly-fishing. "All men are equal before fish," he wrote.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST