Near Orient in Adair County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Grasses
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Voices
Artist - Susan Gardels
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2015
1. Grasses / Voices Marker
Henry A. Wallace - 1940 NBC Radio Broadcast
[One Wallace quote on the sculpture reads]
"I have always had a great affection for grass. It seems to stand for quietness and strength. A countryside shorn and stripped of this thick green grass is weakened just as Samson was."
This artwork is funded, in part, by a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Iowa Community Cultural Grants Program. Special Appreciation is also extended to volunteers Verle Armstrong and Willard Olesen, and to Adair County Farm Bureau, and Farmers Electric Cooperative.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
Location. 41° 13.81′ N, 94° 21.959′ W. Marker is near Orient, Iowa, in Adair County. It is on 290th Street. Marker and sculpture are along the tallgrass prairie trail at the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center.
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Regionally, this marker is in Southern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Native Prairie Planting (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jasper James And His Family (about 700 feet away); Henry A. Wallace Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mormon Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 7.1 miles away); Light Plant (approx. 7.1 miles away); Warren Opera House Block and Hetherington Block (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orient.
Also see . . .
1. Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center. Center website homepage (Submitted on August 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Tallgrass Prairie Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa. University of Northern Iowa website entry (Submitted on August 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on August 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2015
2. Grasses / Voices Marker and Sculpture
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2015
3. Grasses / Voices Sculpture
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
