Moorehead Stagecoach Inn

The Moorehead Stagecoach Inn is a historic building located in Ida Grove, Iowa, United States. The Western Stage Line began to operate stagecoaches from Lizzard Point (Fort Dodge, Iowa) to Sergeant Bluff (Sioux City, Iowa) in 1855. The following year John H. Moorehead began building this inn. It was completed in 1863, and it was the first building constructed in Ida Grove.^[2] It is a 1½-story, L-shaped, frame structure with twelve rooms. The building served a variety of purposes in its early days. Two years after Ida County was organized it became the county courthouse and remained so until 1871. The building also housed the post office, as well as religious, educational, and commercial purposes.

Moorehead Stagecoach Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off U.S. Route 59 in Moorehead Pioneer Park Ida Grove, Iowa
Coordinates	42°21′15″N 95°28′44″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1856-1863
NRHP reference No.	74000788[1]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1974

The Moorehead Stagecoach Inn is now located in Moorehead Pioneer Park, which is under the direction of the Ida County Conservation Board. It is the only historic structure in the park that is on its original site and is open to the public on Sundays in the summer.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Morris C. Hurd. "Moorehead Stagecoach Inn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-03. with photos

External links

• Moorehead Pioneer Park