The farmhouse and the Fourth: how Urbandale keeps a small-town memory alive

For a city of Urbandale’s size, it is striking how much energy still goes into preserving small-town forms of memory. One of the clearest examples is the Olmsted-Urban House. The Urbandale Historical Society says the house is a typical rural foursquare from the early 20th century, restored to depict

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