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Immerse yourself in rural Iowa landscapes for this one-of-a-kind off-road race. You’ll splash through streams, plow through fields, and enjoy post-race treats from the Machine Shed. The course starts and ends in the 1876 town of Walnut Hill and runs through our three historic farm sites. Be sure to wave to to the horses, cows, sheep, and pigs!
Nov 11, 2023 · Angela Gibbons, left, and Marcia Brown are ready to chop wood at the Living History Farms Race, 11121 Hickman Road in Urbandale. The race also featured individual and group costume contests plus a ...
Nov 12, 2022 · Costumes are the highlight of the race and these runners pose, from second to left Abbie Graham, Mariah Lockhard and Donna Nichols prior to the start of the Living History Farms Race check in on ...
- Des Moines Register
Nov 22, 2014 · Ben Morrett of Des Moines, in the pink hat, and his "lady" friends make their way over an ice-covered creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at ...
The Living History Farms Race gives runners the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in rural Iowa landscapes and travel through 300 years of history on foot. Runners can expect to splash through streams, plow through fields, and enjoy post-race treats. This cross country course is roughly 5 miles and starts and ends in the 1876 town of ...
- Urbandale, 50322, IA
Martin Flynn, an immigrant from County Waterford in Ireland, founded Walnut Hill Farm in the 1870s on the modern site of Living History Farms. The name "Flynn" dates back to at least the 1100s in Ireland, where it's documented in the Kingdom of Deise Mumhan (today the counties of Waterford, Cork, South Kerry, South Tipperary, and parts of ...
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Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa, tells the amazing story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies of the Midwest into the most productive farmland in the world. While at the 500-acre open-air museum, visitors travel at their own pace through historical time periods spanning 300 years. On-site interpreters provide a unique learning ...
