Toolesboro Mounds and Museum
The Hopewellian mounds at Toolesboro are among the best-preserved and accessible remnants of an ancient culture flourishing from around 200 B.C. to 300 A.D. The five-acre site includes several large surviving mounds, an education center and a prairie demonstration plot. .
Amenities
- visitor center
Open:
Memorial Weekend - Labor Day
12:30-4:30 p.m., Tues-Sun
Closed Mondays except holidays
Labor Day - October 31
12:30-4:30 p.m., weekends only - outdoor interpretive panels
- restroom
- picnic tables
Reasons to Visit
Special Interest: The small visitor center offers visitors information about the Hopewellian mound builders and other native cultures that have occupied the area throughout history.
Trails: 0.1 miles - hiking (mowed trail in prairie)
Location:
East of Wapello
6568 Toolesboro Road, Wapello, IA 52653
Size: 5 acres
Habitat: timber, park
Management:
Louisa County Conservation Board
lccb@lccb.org 319-523-8381
Owned by:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Designations:
State Historic Site
Great River Road Interpetive Center
National Historic Landmark and State Preserve
National Register of Historic Places
