herbert hoover national historic site

recorded may 26, 2019

the herbert hoover national historic site is a unit of the national park system in west branch, iowa. the buildings and grounds commemorate the life of herbert hoover, the 31st president of the united states. the park was established in 1965 and encompasses 187 acres.

hoover spent the first eleven years of his life in west branch. the son of a blacksmith who practiced close to the town, hoover was born in a small cottage in 1874. within the next few years, hoover was orphaned and left west branch to live with relatives in oregon. hoover would go on to become a successful mining engineer, humanitarian, and president of the united states.

in this video i visit the birthplace cottage and grave site along with historic downtown west branch.

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herbert hoover national historic site