Clarion, Iowa: Birthplace of the 4-H Emblem
A sign, a plaque on a boulder, and a historical birthplace building -- all for a logo.
4-H Schoolhouse Museum
- Address:
- 119 9th St. SW, Clarion, IA
- Directions:
- 4-H Schoolhouse Museum. Just west of downtown, on the south side 9th St. Part of the Heartland Museum compound of buildings.
- Hours:
- Museum open summer only M-Sa 10-3 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 515-532-2256
- Admission:
- Museum adults $12.
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The 4-H Museum has moved to the Heartland Museum property, and admission will be included in the price of admission to the Heartland Museum.
[Melody Lager, 01/06/2018]
Instead of simply touring birthplaces of successful corporations, fast food chains, or organizations, how about trekking to where their logos were first conceived? True, it'd be a mostly annoying slog up and down NYC's Madison Avenue, but not so for rural favorites such as the 4-H Club. The 4-H four-leaf clover logo was dreamed up by superintendent of schools O.H. Benson in 1907, and became an enduring national emblem. Clarion considers this important enough to rate a sign, a plaque engraved on a boulder, and a historical birthplace building -- the old schoolhouse. [Thanks to Kristin Caruso for the photo]
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