Dallas Center Iowa: Photo Views of Sarah Jennings Vinke's Home Town, Her Farm, & surrounding Land. Also Pictures Found At Dallas Center Public Library, Genealogical Society Collection.  

~9:00pm Friday June 28 2019 The Trace of “The Raccoon .River Valley Trail” (RRVT), Was For ~100 Years The Minneapolis & St Louis Rail Road Track Bed:

….But NOW A Very Nice Parkway For Hikers’ & Bicyclist’s, Passing Through The Very Center of Dallas Center IA.


…A) This Panorama Opens with a View Looking West, On Walnut St: This is in Center of Business District of Dallas Center IA>
…B) And as you scroll to the right you will see the ~Formal Gateway’s For the RRVT; (There is one of these Formal Gateways, for RRVT passing through each town’s Center.)
…C) And as you continue scrolling, you will see a View Looking East on Walnut St.



As Discussed in The Previous Photo Google Earth Satellite View, this most pleasant “Raccoon .River Valley Trail” , Originates in area of Des Moines IA, passes through “Waukee (IA)””, and following Trace of the old railway line NW, passed straight through “Dallas Center (IA)”!

….However, contrary to what RRVT might suggest, this “Raccoon River Trail”, never gets very near to the river.
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….So … After ~100 years as a Rail Road Bed, this trace is NOW A Very Nice Parkway For Hikers’ & Bicyclist’s! .


You May Explore The Previously Mentioned Google Earth Satellite View Here, For Yourself.



The Next Photo, Shows Google Street View (GSV) of This Same Location BUT The OTHER Side of the Street … AND … Gives Link For You To “GSV Drive” (& And “Panorama View”), Around Dallas Center IA!


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