Pathway of the Pioneers Historical Marker

Pathway of the Pioneers Historical Marker is a park in Des Moines, Iowa. Pathway of the Pioneers Historical Marker is situated nearby to the town West Burlington, as well as near the hamlet Gulfport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Community Field and Capitol Theater.

Community Field

Stadium

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Community Field is a stadium in Burlington, Iowa. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Burlington Bees collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League.

Capitol Theater

Theater building

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The Capitol Theater was a 700-seat theater in Burlington, Iowa. Opened in 1937, with the first showing being Mark Twain's classic The Prince and the Pauper.

Burlington station

Railway station

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Burlington station is an Amtrak train station in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It is served by the California Zephyr, with one daily train in each direction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burlington and West Burlington.

Burlington is a city in Southeast Iowa. It is on the Mississippi River and has a population of about 27,000. From the raising of the American flag here in 1805 by Zebulon Pike to becoming a post of the American Fur Company in 1829 and then Iowa Territory's first territorial capital in 1838, Burlington has been a place of considerable historical value.

West Burlington

Town

West Burlington is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the Mississippi River city of Burlington. The population was 3,197 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Burlington is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pathway of the Pioneers Historical Marker.

Gulfport

Hamlet

Gulfport is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 42, down from 54 at the 2010 census. Gulfport is situated 2 miles east of Pathway of the Pioneers Historical Marker.

Pathway of the Pioneers Historical Marker

Type: Park
Location: Des Moines, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.81532° or 40° 48′ 55″ north

Longitude

-91.12681° or 91° 7′ 37″ west

Elevation

682 feet (208 metres)

Open location code

86GCRV8F+47

GeoNames ID

4870784

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