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American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District

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Heights Road that the cabins are located along is the contributing structure. It was built by the City of McGregor in 1899. That same year the city provided water and electric service to the area. Fourteen concrete piers on which a pavilion was built c. 1926 are also in the district. It was the only permanent structure built for the school. Prior to its construction sessions and meals were held in tents. The pavilion was taken down in 1958 after sitting unused for several years.
238:, nine noncontributing buildings, two noncontributing sites. The American School of Wild Life Protection was established in 1919 in a resort area known as McGregor Heights. The purpose of the school was to promote resource conservation values among the public. It grew out legislation in 1918 that established state parks in Iowa. The school also promoted the idea of establishing a national park in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, and after that did not come about, the 812: 99: 74: 249:
site by the McGregor Improvement Company in 1898. The district is made up of 20 cabins that were mostly built between 1898 and the early 1920s. Because they were built at different times they encompass a variety of styles. Those who attended the school stayed in the cabins. The irregular McGregor
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in 1991. At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 30 resources, including 17
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The site for the school, McGregor Heights, had been established as a
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Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places in Clayton County, Iowa
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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
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Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds Office Building and House
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District is located in Iowa
American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District is located in the United States
McGregor
43°01′43″N 91°10′33″W / 43.02861°N 91.17583°W / 43.02861; -91.17583
MPS
Conservation Movement in Iowa MPS
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historic district
McGregor, Iowa
United States
National Register of Historic Places
contributing buildings
contributing site
contributing structure
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Chautauqua
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National Register of Historic Places
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