Historical Marker
Hoover Historic Site / Hoovers West Branch
Historical marker location:
Wilton, Iowa
( Marker can be reached from Interstate 80 at milepost 270,, 1 miles west of Rose Avenue (County Highway X64), on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1977
The famous explorers Lewis and Clark passed through Iowa in 1804 on their journey to the Pacific Ocean, but they didn't actually set foot on Iowa soil. The expedition traveled along the western border of Iowa, which was then part of the Missouri Territory.