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Locustdale farm opens unique spring water system
A historic spring near Locustdale on the Divide in Marion County has been cleaned and piped to farm buildings supplying soft clear water by electric pumping. The project recalls a stagecoach route and old water wagons and is intended to ease the water hardship of shallow and drilled wells for area residents. Several local families and visitors are noted in a sequence of community mentions and social events around the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locustdale Farm
Marion Co
Dixon
Mary Klien
Benny
Pella
Jake van Hulzen
Rene van Engelhoven
Jasper de Raad
John Breed
Marcine
Gail
Janalee
Fairmount
Kenneth Vander Berg
Walter van Doorninck
van Doorninck
H. W. Vriezelaar
Boot
Reasner
Gerrit Rooda
Norma Kay
van Hulzen
Gradus Vriezelaar
Max Tool
Monroe
Frank Brunia
Des Moines
Marion Heemstra
Edward Aalbers
Peggy
M. Aalbers
Prairie City
Matthew Olivier and Sons
John Vriezelaar