1700 Ioway Farm
The farming techniques of the Ioway Indians pre-dated history and varied somewhat from European methods.

1850 Pioneer Farm
The split rail fence, wheat field, rooting pigs and log house represent a four-year-old farm, established when Iowa became a state in 1846.

1875 Town of Walnut Hill
The town of Walnut Hill represents a post-Civil War community on the Iowa frontier. The major interpretive theme of the town is the interdependence between farmers and the craftsmen and merchants of the town.

1900 Horse-Powered Farm
The changes in farming in the fifty years between 1850 and 1900 are dramatic. The Civil War is over and advancements from the Industrial Revolution can be seen throughout the barnyard.

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