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After the Flood: Rebuilding the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area

September 30, 2008 by asteinmann  
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By Aaron Steinmann

In recent months, the sites and communities of Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, nestled in Northeast Iowa, have weathered Mother Nature’s worst. Just weeks after an F-5 tornado ravaged portions of the Heritage Area, historic floods devastated countless communities during the floodwaters slow trek across the Heritage Area.