Herbert Hoover NHS, West to Des Moines
North and then a quick jog east to North Branch, IA. This is the birthplace and final resting place of Herbert Hoover. His presidential library is on the grounds as well as a number of neighborhood houses and out buildings. The house he was born in and lived in for a time with his parents and brother and sister is VERY small.
Two rooms. One for sleeping. One for living, cooking, etc. Looks like the two room house is smaller than the Lincoln one room cabin. This man came from very humble beginnings.
Fathers blacksmith shop. Located across street to right of house in above picture.
Learned that he was in the first entering class of Stanford University.
Tall grass prairie. Small example of how entire area would have looked when Hoover was here.
Graves of President and Mrs. Hoover. Simple graves in Quaker tradition.
Back west and on to Des Moines. We have finally reached our first major goal. We gassed up at Sam’s and then checked in to the RV park. Lunch and then back in to the city to check the layout for tomorrow.
Travels to date:
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