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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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Historic yellow house with white trim and a wraparound porch.
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The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association's headquarters is in the "Yellow House" overlooking the National Historic Site.

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association fosters the collection, interpretation, and preservation of historical resources relating to the life, ideas, values, and times of Herbert Hoover, thirty-first President of the United States. The Association supports both Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Contact the Presidential Library Association to find out more or to become a member.

 
Four columns and a white portico on a museum building.
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The east side of the Presidential Library and Museum was the original entrance before the museum was expanded and rennovated.

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum houses papers and collections relating to both President and Mrs. Hoover. Former presidents Hoover and Truman dedicated the library in 1962. The National Archives and Records Administration operates this and eleven other Presidential Libraries and Museums.

 
A white gazebo with flags in front of historic commercial downtown block.
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The West Branch Commercial District includes 16 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
The City of West Branch, Iowa is the home of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The West Branch Commercial Historic District along Downey and Main streets preserves 12 buildings from 1875 through 1929. Main Street West Branch is a community organization that promotes West Branch businesses, culture, history, architecture, and commitment to progress. Contact Main Street West Branch to learn more about visiting West Branch.
 
A man and two children feed milk to a calf.
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A family at Farm House Bed and Breakfast in Fredericksburg, one of the member sites of Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, gets hands-on experience with Iowa agriculture.
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is a network of historic and cultural sites in eastern Iowa that tell the American story of farm life, agribusiness, and rural communities, past and present. It is one of 37 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is an Affiliated Area of the National Park Service.
Four presidents sculpted into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
American Presidents Travel Itinerary
Visit presidential historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Scientists monitor plants in the tallgrass prairie.
Inventory & Monitoring
Natural resources inventory and monitoring at Herbert Hoover NHS
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Trees and snow-covered banks along a creek.
Hoover Creek
The creek faces serious problems with water quality, erosion, and flooding.
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Wooden picnic shelter.
Picnic shelters
Descriptions, rules, and reservation forms
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A game of Hooverball on the White House lawn.  

Did You Know?
President Hoover's doctor designed an athletic game to keep him fit. "Hooverball" is similar to volleyball, but scored like tennis. Players heave a six-pound medicine ball over the net.
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Last Updated: October 10, 2008 at 12:21 EST