Dunning's Spring Park
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| Type | Wooded park |
| Location | Decorah, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 43°18′44.899″N 91°47′25.551″W / 43.31247194°N 91.79043083°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Area | 115 acres |
| Owned by | City of Decorah |
| Website | https://visitdecorah.com/trail/dunnings-spring-park/ |
Dunning's Spring Park is a wooded park located in Decorah, Iowa. The park consists of 115 acres of pathways, bridges, and a waterfall. The park is surrounded by Decorah to the South, East, and North, and Ice Cave Hill Park to the West. It is owned by the City of Decorah.[1]
The park has a waterfall, which is one of 13 in Iowa, and is surrounded by limestone walls.[2]
History
Dunning Springs is a city park and the site of the first mill built in the county seat. The first white settler of Decorah, William Painter, built a gristmill in 1849. The mill was purchased in 1851 and operated until the 1870s when it was refurbished and turned into Decorah Marble Works. The mill was torn down in 1907, and a boulder sits in the picnic area of where the mill was originally located.
A tufa cave located next to the entrance of the park leads 100 feet to a house above. In 1857, a brewery was built where the house was and became known as Klein Brewery. In 1882, when Iowa banned the manufacturing of beer, the brewery turned into a creamery, and the cave was used for storage.[3]
References
- ↑ "Decorah Parks System". Decorah Park & Recreation Department. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Dunning's Spring Park". Visit Decorah. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ Brick, Greg A. (2004). Iowa Underground: A Guide to the State’s Subterranean Treasures. Big Earth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-931599-39-9. Search this book on
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