This article is about a structure in Winterset, Iowa. For the building commonly called Clark Tower in Memphis, Tennessee, see Clark Tower Executive Suites

Clark Tower
Clark Tower
Clark Tower in 2024
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General information
Completed1926
Height25 feet (7.6 metres)
Technical details
MaterialLimestone
Floor count2

Clark Tower is a 25 ft (7.6 m) tall, castle-like limestone tower located in Winterset City Park in Winterset, Iowa, United States.

History

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Clark Tower was erected in 1926, on the eightieth anniversary of the founding of Madison County, in memory of Caleb Clark, a stonemason who was the first white settler of Madison County, and his wife Ruth Clanton Clark.[1]

On March 5, 2022, Clark Tower was struck by a powerful EF4 tornado during the Tornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2022, but survived.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Description and history of the Clark Tower
  2. ^ "Winterset's Clark Tower survives tornado hit". who13.com. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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41°19′12″N 94°00′15″W / 41.3199°N 94.0042°W / 41.3199; -94.0042