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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Directions
 

 

(And once I'm there, how do I get around?)

 
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is at 110 Parkside Drive, West Branch, Iowa 52358. If using Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation, the coordinates in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) are X: 637614, Y: 4614507.
 
White frame Friends Meetinghouse and leafless trees in the snow.

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Herbert Hoover and his family worshipped in the West Branch Friends Meetinghouse.

Driving

Take exit 254 on Interstate 80 to West Branch, Iowa. The Visitor Center is 0.3 mile north of I-80.

The Herbert Hoover Highway (exit 249 on I-80), a scenic motor trail, connects Iowa City and West Branch and to the towns of Springdale, Rochester, Tipton, and Lowden, Iowa.

 

Parking

Parking is limited so please allow extra time to find a parking space. Park at the Visitor Center, Presidential Library and Museum, Gravesite, and at the picnic shelters.

Bus and recreational vehicle (RV) parking for the Visitor Center and Presidential Library and Museum is on Parkside Drive across the street from the Visitor Center. Buses and RVs may park also at the gravesite and picnic areas. Additional parking may be found on the streets of West Branch. All on-site facilities are within walking distance of the parking lots.

 

Designated handicapped parking spaces are available in all parking lots. Those spaces are reserved for vehicles which are properly marked with a handicapped license plate or government-issued hang-tag.

 
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Rows of wooden pupils' desks.  

Did You Know?
The West Branch Schoolhouse was built in 1853 making it the oldest building at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The town's Quakers also used the one-room building as their first meetinghouse.
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Last Updated: November 18, 2009 at 12:07 EST