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Herbert Hoover National Historic SiteWooden-topped pupils' desks furnish the inside of a one-room schoolhouse.
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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The National Park Service makes every effort to keep you informed about news events, special events, and new or ongoing projects. News releases for Herbert Hoover National Historic site will be posted and archived here, so check back often to keep current about the happenings at the park.

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A firefighter in yellow gear ignites the dry grasses of the prairie with a drip torch.
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Planned prescribed fires in the prairie and other announcements will be posted in this section.
Bright orange milkweed flowers amid green prairie grasses.
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Browse contemporary scenes and pictures of the National Historic Site.
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Trees and snow-covered banks along a creek.
Hoover Creek
A tributary of the West Branch of Wapsinonoc Creek
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Yellow coneflowers in the lush green prairie grass.  

Did You Know?
General Land Office surveyors who first came to Iowa commented that the territory was fit only for waterfowl. Eighty-five percent of Iowa used to be soggy tallgrass prairie.
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Last Updated: October 18, 2007 at 18:15 EST