WATERLOO, IOWA (March 14, 2019) — Each year, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) celebrates the best in heritage development by presenting the "People's Choice Site of the Year". Voted on by the public, this special honor is presented to only one deserving SSNHA Partner Site. The 2019 nominees are:
Brucemore, Cedar Rapids Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home, Charles City Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve & Center, Rockford Grout Museum District, Waterloo Heartland Museum, Clarion Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids Mathias Ham House Historic Site, Dubuque Motor Mill Historic Site, Elkader The Sawmill Museum, Clinton Wagaman Mill Museum, Lynnville Wapsipinicon Mill Museum, Independence Voting will run from March 18-March 22 and will be open to the public at www.silosandsmokestacks.org/peopleschoice, with the winner announced on April 1 during the SSNHA's Partner Site Annual Training at Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids. The mission of Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is to preserve and tell the story of American agriculture — past, present and future. Visit one of SSNHAs 119 partner sites throughout Northeast Iowa to learn more about the history of farming or to experience the new and amazing innovations in the agriculture industry. Or, explore Iowans as leaders in agriculture in Silos & Smokestacks' traveling exhibit, "It Takes An Iowan." For more information, visit www.silosandsmokestacks.org.
