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Schoolhouse and Education History in Urbandale, IA

Schoolhouses, academies, colleges and Rosenwald schools, every place on the record where the area learned to read.

Urbandale has a population of about 41,776. Schoolhouse and Education History are spread across the country in places most people would not guess. The list below shows how close the nearest ones are to Urbandale, IA.

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On the record near Urbandale, IA

The 12 nearest

14 listed sites on the record match schoolhouse and education history within 30 miles of Urbandale, IA, out of 206 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Theodore Roosevelt High School2.9 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Des Moines · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
Smouse, David W., Opportunity School3.8 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Des Moines · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
Methodist Deaconess Institute--Esther Hall5.0 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Des Moines · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
Grand View College (Old Main)5.6 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Des Moines · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Abraham Lincoln High School6.3 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Des Moines · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
Big Creek Schoolhouse10.0 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Polk City · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Indianola High School20 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Indianola · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
Hoosier Row School23 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Indianola · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places
North River Stone Schoolhouse23 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Winterset · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Earlham Public School24 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Earlham · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Jones Business College25 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Perry · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
Winterset High School26 miles from the center of Urbandale · Building · Winterset · listed 2020National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Urbandale, IA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Education History in Urbandale, step by step

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Read the short history of the period for this area
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Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter
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Visit the nearest site and read its full record
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Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest
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Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in Urbandale, IA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Urbandale, IA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near Urbandale, IA?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in Urbandale

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Urbandale, IA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Urbandale, IA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.