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Red Rock, Iowa

Red Rock, Iowa

House made of red sandstone in Red Rock. The community existed from 1842 until USACE bought it out in the 1960s, and was the longest-lived of the six towns submerged by Lake Red Rock.

About this community

Dam
Red Rock Dam
River
Des Moines River
Established
1842
Inundated
1969

Sources

  • History Buffs of Marion County, "The Lost Towns Under Lake Red Rock."