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About the Park
Acquired in 1975/1976, this Park recalls the City's
original name, Sturgis Falls. The Park lies astride the filled-in Mill Race
on the south bank of the Cedar River next to the dam built at the falls.
The Park is the site of 3 historically significant
buildings. One of them is the Historical Society’s Ice House Museum (on the National Register of Historic Places). The
other two, the Behrens-Rapp Gas Station (now a Tourist Information Center) and the Little Red Schoolhouse, have been moved to the Park from their original
locations.
In the Park itself, only the busy, active railroad
bisecting it and the Ice House location recall the importance of this area to
the City's history.
The Park is dedicated to the earliest permanent settlers
here, William and Dorothy Sturgis, who built their double log cabin on this
site in 1845, where the Ice House Museum stands.
Trail Access
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