Pilot Grove (historic site)

Pilot Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Southwest of Williamsburg, Iowa
Coordinates	41°37′49″N 92°05′03″W / 41.63028°N 92.08417°WCoordinates: 41°37′49″N 92°05′03″W / 41.63028°N 92.08417°W
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
NRHP Reference #	77000519[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1977

Pilot Grove, also known as Pilot Grove State Preserve, is a historic site located southwest of Williamsburg, Iowa, United States in rural Iowa County. The site is a wooded knoll surrounded by prairie between the North English River and Old Man's Creek. It consists of hickory, oak and walnut trees, along with patches of virgin prairie covered with bluestem, gramma, switch and Indian grasses, and a variety of native prairie wildflowers. There was no other timber in the area during the early years of Iowa's settlement, and it was a landmark for the pioneers traveling west across the state.^[2] A 4-acre (1.6 ha) cemetery was established adjacent to the knoll in 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Lillian Kelting. "Pilot Grove" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05.