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This
beautiful 258 acre park is located on the northwest corner of Ida
Grove.
Once
the original site of Ida Grove, Moorehead Park is an area proud of it’s
history. In the early 1850’s, the Moorehead family came to settle in what
has now become the park. Ruts from the early stagecoach are still obvious
near the old (now refurbished) stagecoach inn. The stagecoach barn still
stands nearby. It’s hand-hewn and wood pegged timbers display what life
was like so long ago.
To
compliment the historical aspect of the park, the Ida County Historical
Society has relocated the original Grant Center Schoolhouse on the
property.
Things
to see in the Park:
Log Cabin House
This 1884, one-room school house was
donated to the historical society and is in place at Moorehead Park, at west
edge of Ida Grove. Old fashioned
country school days are held there each year in September and 4 th
graders in schools from surrounding areas attend to experience how country
schools educated all people in the rural areas. The log cabin is in place
near the the Grant Center School.
Stage Coach Inn and Barn
John H. Moorehead came to Ida
County in 1856 and built a log cabin on the site, now called the Stagecoach
Inn. The Stagecoach Inn is on the National Register of Historic
Places.
Grant Center School
Chicago/Northwestern Railway Depot
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