National Register of Historic Places

Pony Creek Park

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Listed
July 29, 1971
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
71000299

About this property

Pony Creek Park is a park in Oak Township, Mills County, Iowa, United States, northwest of Glenwood. Centered around the 83-acre (34 ha) Pony Creek Lake, it offers boating, picnicking, and fishing areas. Other features of the park include woods, a camping area, virgin prairie, and a viewing area for the local loess topography. The park cover 53 acres (21 ha), and is administered by Mills County. In 1971, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, because at the time it was known to contain at least two archaeologically important prehistoric Plains Indian earthen lodges, and the only ones in the region that were on public land that might be preserved.

Location

Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
41.07164, -95.78743

Categories

PREHISTORIC
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Sources

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When was Pony Creek Park listed on the National Register?

Pony Creek Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 29, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Pony Creek Park?

Pony Creek Park is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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