The Laban Miles House

The Laban Miles House (HM1NAM)

Location: West Branch, IA 52358 Cedar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 40.255', W 91° 20.791'

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Herbert Hoover's distinguished uncle, Laban Miles, owned this house from 1875-1886, and Herbert would have visited the Miles family here on many occasions. In 1878 Laban Miles moved his family to the Oklahoma Territory where he had been appointed by President Hayes to serve as Agent on the Osage and Kaw Indian Reservation. Upon leaving West Branch, Miles rented this home to Dr. Leech. In 1882, after the death of his father, eight year old Herbert Hoover spent eight months with the Miles family on the Indian Reservation.
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Date Added Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 637643 N 4614560
Decimal Degrees41.67091667, -91.34651667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 40.255', W 91° 20.791'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 40' 15.3" N, 91° 20' 47.46" W
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Area Code(s)319
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-125 Co Hwy X30, West Branch IA 52358, US
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