Draft:Dunning's Spring Park

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{{Short description|Park in Decorah, Iowa}}

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{{Infobox park

| name = Dunning’s Spring Park

| image = Dunnings spring Decorah Iowa.jpg

| type = Wooded park

| location = Decorah, Iowa

| coordinates = {{Coord|43|18|44.899|N|91|47|25.551|W}}

| coords_ref =

| area = 115 acres

| owner = City of Decorah

| website = https://visitdecorah.com/trail/dunnings-spring-park/

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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 in the South, East, and North, and Ice Cave Hill Park to the West. It is owned by the City of Decorah.{{Cite web |title=Decorah Parks System |url=https://parks.decorahia.org/decorah-parks |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Decorah Park & Recreation Department |language=en-US}}

The park has a waterfall which is one of 13 in Iowa, and its surrounded by limestone walls.{{Cite web |title=Dunning's Spring Park |url=https://visitdecorah.com/trail/dunnings-spring-park/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Visit Decorah |language=en-US}}

History

Dunning Springs is a city park and the site of the first mill built in the county seat. A boulder near the stream marks the spot where William Painter built a grist mill in 1849. By 1861, Dunning owned the property and replaced the original mill. The structure was torn down in 1897.{{Cite web |title=Historic Sites |url=https://iagenweb.org/winneshiek/History/winneshiek_county_historic_sites.htm |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=iagenweb.org}}

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