Name: Vanished Villages: Iowa Ghost Towns
Start: 2021-10-17T14:30:00-05:00
End: 2021-10-17T15:30:00-05:00
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

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West Des Moines, IA 50265

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Vanished Villages: Iowa Ghost Towns

2:30pm - 3:30pm

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Have you heard of Ashawa, Ortonville or McDivitt’s Grove? All these are names of Ghost Towns in Central Iowa. Dave Baker, creator of “Iowa: the 29th State” website, will take us on a trip to some forgotten towns.