Area Attractions
Museum Beaver
Lake White Pole Road Downtown
Dexter Roundhouse City
Park
Dexter Weather
The Dexter City Park has a brand new
barn theme playground equipment, a shelter house which can be reserved at
no charge for events throughout the year, restrooms, and picnic tables and
benches, as well as a Life Trail Walkway that surrounds the park with seven
interactive Life Trail stations displaying guided strength training and stretching
exercises.
Our new “Life Trail” walkway and exercise
equipment provided to the city, supported by the funds from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention Building Health Communities in
Iowa
through Harkin Wellness Grants and through the Iowa Department of Public
Health.
The Dexter Community House
(known locally as the Roundhouse) was built in 1916 and is a treasure unique to
Dexter. Elliptical in shape, the building with it’s 30 foot high ceiling has
no inner supports and the builders worried more about keeping the roof from
flying up than falling down. When the building was finished the builders drove a
Model T around the roof to prove its soundness. Original architect, Major
Matthew Leander King, is the grandfather of actor Nick Nolte. The building was
paid for through subscription and pledges and has been host to plays, sporting
events, auctions, music show, dances, weddings and other events over its nearly
90 years of life. Today the Dexter Community House, listed on the National
Register of Historic Places and named as one of Iowa’s 10 most- endangered
historic buildings, continues to be the cornerstone of the community and invites
one to come inside and marvel at its architectural uniqueness.http://www.geocities.com/dexterroundhouse/dexterroundhouse.html
The
Dexter Historical Museum is open when
the
U. S. Flag is displayed. We invite you to
learn about Dexter’s past, and discover the
history of the town, whose path has mixed
with
Bonnie &Clyde and Presidents Taft
and Truman. Learn about the birthplace of
the Dexter Washing Machine, a place called
Dexfield Park, The National Plowing Match
which was the site of the first major speech of
Harry
S Truman’s 1948 whistle stop campaign,
and
the interesting history of the people whom
have
called Dexter home.
Beaver Lake
a 41 acre state DNR lake, is located just outside Dexter and offers
excellent fishing, is handicap accessible and permits
small
watercrafts.
Downtown
Dexter
is proud of it’s historic downtown district, with it’s unique build
dings and
small town charm. Opportunities abound for new business, shop owners and retail
space. With easy access to Interstate 80 and rail service and open green space
in the area, Dexter is a great choice for any company looking for a dependable
and solid work- force to expand manufacturing or building new industry,
Dexter’s mix of old and new homes along its peaceful
streets are a great part of the health and vitality of our residents!
White
Pole Road, this 26- mile scenic byway is easy to identify with more than
700 painted white poles marking
the route from Dexter to Adair along former U. S. Highway 6.
This
historic route follows one of Iowa’s earliest sections of “good roads”,
once known as “The Great White
Way” stretching from Council Bluffs to Davenport, Iowa.
http://www.whitepoleroad.com/
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