Lily Lake, Amana Colonies

Lily Lake, Amana Colonies (HM1P1O)

Location: Middle Amana, IA 52307 Iowa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 48.195', W 91° 53.253'

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The Amana Lily Lake is an incidental creation brought about by the development of the mill race which supplies power to the woolen mill and which historically provided water power for numerous other Amana industries. Originally, a bog or wet field with rich bottom mud, the area proved a fertile environment for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) or the great yellow water lily as it is commonly known.
Oral tradition relates that American Indians camped adjacent to this site to harvest the edible lotus tubers in autumn. The pale-yellow sweet-scented flowers have several rows of petals and sepals and bloom each summer in July and August. The Amana Colonists, particularly children and young people, historically used the lake for ice-skating and boating. Today, the Lily Lake is a popular fishing and picnic site in the Amana Colonies, a National Historic Landmark.
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HM NumberHM1P1O
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Year Placed1981
Placed ByAmana Preservation Foundation
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Date Added Monday, November 2nd, 2015 at 9:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 592414 N 4628529
Decimal Degrees41.80325000, -91.88755000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 48.195', W 91° 53.253'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 48' 11.7" N, 91° 53' 15.18" W
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Area Code(s)319
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3210 220th Trail, Middle Amana IA 52307, US
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