Hoover

 

Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lee Henry Hoover, are buried here in West Bend, Iowa.

Here is the cottage where Herbert (Bertie) was born. He lived here until age 10. He, his brother and sister, were orphaned when their parents died. At age 10, Herbert was sent alone to live with an Uncle in Oregon. He seldom visited Iowa but choose to have his presidential library and grave site in West Bend.

Herbert was born into the Quaker religion. Here is a Quaker meeting house. Quakers in West Bend, Iowa, still meet in this town.