Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Surf Ballroom

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015

1. Surf Ballroom NRHP Marker

Inscription.

Built in 1948
and placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
September 16, 2011

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 2011.

Location. 43° 8.381′ N, 93° 23.397′ W. Marker is in Clear Lake, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County. It is on North Shore Drive east of 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 460 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake IA 50428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North 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 walking distance of this marker: Buddy Holly • Ritchie Valens • J. P. Richardson (a few steps

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from this marker); Three Stars Plaza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Iowa and the Battle of Pleasant Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clear Lake in the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Clear Lake in the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); "Never Forget" (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clear Lake.

Also see . . . Surf Ballroom & Museum, Clear Lake, Iowa. Venue website (Submitted on October 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Surf Ballroom and NRHP Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015

2. Surf Ballroom and NRHP Marker

National Register of Historic Places: Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Surf Ballroom Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2015

3. Surf Ballroom Entrance

Surf Ballroom & Museum Marker, Inside image. Click for full size.

October 27, 2023

4. Surf Ballroom & Museum Marker, Inside

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 21, 2025.