• Pink flowers blossom in the garden of a white two-room cottage.

    Herbert Hoover

    National Historic Site Iowa

Village Green

A grassy lawn with a small bandstand and trees.
The Village Green is a nice gathering spot in the center of Historic West Branch.
NPS Photo
 
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Black and white photo of the mustached Charles Curtis.

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