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National Conference on Parks Calls for Des Moines Meeting
Des Moines, January 1921 welcomes a national conference on parks proposed by Secretary John Barton Payne and Governor Harding. The aim is to classify park areas and draft a standard state park law, with Iowa showcased for its public park act and state board of conservation. The effort seeks broader federal state local park coordination and increased automobile travel to national, state, and local parks.
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Des Moines
John Barton Payne
Interior
National Park Service
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Payne
Harding
Denver
Chicago
Mile High Club
America
United States
Washington
Gateway
Atlantic
Pacific
General Federation of Women's Clubs
All America
National Parks
Thirty
General Assembly
State Board of Conservation
Thirty-eight Assembly
L. H. Pammel
Ames
Joseph Kelso
Bellevue
John F. Ford
Fort Dodge
Edgar R. Harlan
Harlan
State Historical Department
Grand View
Decorah
Winneshiek
Mather
Grand Canon
National Park
Yosemite
Sequoia
Senate
Falls River
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Falls
Yellowstone Gorge
Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellowstone
Mount Rainier
Glacier
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Fall River
Continental Divide
Globe-Trotters
Agricultural Department
Forest Service
Interior Department
New York
Carter