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William Beed in 1864 and he continued the operation until 1903-1904. The dike washed-out between 1910 and 1913, and the mill was taken down in 1916. The following
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Hampton and several civic organizations bought the property the following year and presented it to the State of Iowa. The city requested that the
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1389:Savage Woods
1309:Mount Talbot
1239:Lamson Woods
1199:Hartley Fort
1119:Clay Prairie
1114:Cheever Lake
1104:Cedar Bluffs
1089:Casey's Paha
1079:Brushy Creek
1016:Yellow River
938:Wapsipinicon
933:Walnut Woods
868:Prairie Rose
803:Marble Beach
778:Lake Wapello
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743:Lake Ahquabi
723:Green Valley
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1597:Spring Lake
1557:Lake Icaria
1547:Heery Woods
1537:Echo Valley
1507:State Parks
1369:Rock Island
1344:Pilot Grove
1334:Pecan Grove
1189:Hanging Bog
1154:Fallen Rock
1054:Berry Woods
1034:A.F. Miller
996:Pilot Mound
991:Loess Hills
948:Wildcat Den
928:Volga River
923:Viking Lake
918:Union Grove
893:Springbrook
843:Pikes Point
828:Okamanpedan
823:Nine Eagles
768:Lake Manawa
758:Lake Keomah
733:Honey Creek
698:Emerson Bay
620:State Parks
600:Iowa portal
567:Port Louisa
175:iowadnr.gov
155:Established
126: /
102:Coordinates
1788:Categories
1750:Iowa Falls
1572:Mill Creek
1532:Eagle Lake
1484:Woodthrush
1354:Retz Woods
1349:Pilot Knob
1299:Mossy Glen
913:Twin Lakes
888:Rock Creek
848:Pilot Knob
838:Pikes Peak
818:Mini-Wakan
748:Lake Anita
728:Gull Point
678:Clear Lake
673:Cedar Rock
663:Black Hawk
648:Beeds Lake
557:Neal Smith
353:References
114:93°15′16″W
111:42°46′13″N
1768:See also:
1602:Swan Lake
1577:Oak Grove
1059:Bird Hill
943:Waubonsie
883:Rice Lake
858:Pine Lake
793:Lower Gar
658:Big Creek
244:Architect
239:1934-1938
222:Bathhouse
147:Elevation
1517:Bobwhite
1510:(Leased)
1006:Stephens
971:Backbone
703:Fairport
688:Elk Rock
653:Bellevue
633:Backbone
439:April 6,
383:April 7,
281:90001672
95:Franklin
91:Location
1675:Hampton
1294:Montauk
981:Gifford
976:Barkley
903:Templar
878:Red Haw
494:Federal
331:History
311:on the
171:Website
1587:Pammel
1562:Kearny
1498:County
1229:Kalsow
1001:Shimek
783:Ledges
547:DeSoto
256:Rustic
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986:Holst
898:Stone
713:Geode
611:State
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