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National Conference on Parks call for Des Moines meeting
The national conference on parks was called for January 10-12, 1921 in Des Moines to discuss national state and local park needs. Governor Harding urged broad attendance and Secretary Payne cited the movement as a national necessity with plans to standardize park law and promote park education and development nationwide.
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Interior
National Park Service
W. L. Harding
Iowa
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Harding
Denver
Chicago
Mile High Club
America
United States
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Pacific
Yakhna Valley
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Michigan
Lake
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Congress
Chase Mammoth Cave
Illinois
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
All America
National Parks
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Thirty-seventh
General Assembly
State Board of Conservation
Thirty-eight Assembly
L. H. Pammel
Ames
Joseph Kelso
Bellevue
John F. Ford
Fort Dodge
Edgar R. Harlan
Executive Council
Harlan
State Historical Department
Chajtrayn Pammel
Town State College
Grand View
Decorah
Winneshiek
Mather
National Park
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Falls River
Yellowstone National Park
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Yellowstone Gorge
Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellowstone
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Globe-Trotters
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New York
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