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	Continued promotion came through maps and brochures and special highway signs which advertised the participating routes. Governor Hughes announced since the Chicago promotion, the Iowa Development Commission had received more than 4,000 requests from out-of-state people for the brochure. Hughes described the route as part of the then $40 million tourist industry which he described as "virtually an untapped reservoir in Iowa's economic development."		Continued promotion came through maps and brochures and special highway signs which advertised the participating routes. Governor Hughes announced since the Chicago promotion, the Iowa Development Commission had received more than 4,000 requests from out-of-state people for the brochure. Hughes described the route as part of the then $40 million tourist industry which he described as "virtually an untapped reservoir in Iowa's economic development."

	Promotion of the trail gradually faded and it was ~~ast~~ shown on the 1975 state-issued Iowa Transportation Map.		Promotion of the trail gradually faded and it was last shown on the 1975 state-issued Iowa Transportation Map.

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Randylyon: Created page with "HIAWATHA PIONEER TRAIL. Boosting TOURISM in the Upper Mississippi River area was the basis for the creation of the Hiawatha Pioneer Trail in July 1964. To inaugurate the idea, Governor Harold Hughes of Iowa and Governor Otto Kerner met in WASHINGTON PARK on July 29, 1964. Actually dedicated in Chicago earlier in the year, the trail used existing highways to link scenic routes in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Continued promotion came through maps and..."

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Created page with "HIAWATHA PIONEER TRAIL. Boosting TOURISM in the Upper Mississippi River area was the basis for the creation of the Hiawatha Pioneer Trail in July 1964. To inaugurate the idea, Governor Harold Hughes of Iowa and Governor Otto Kerner met in WASHINGTON PARK on July 29, 1964. Actually dedicated in Chicago earlier in the year, the trail used existing highways to link scenic routes in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Continued promotion came through maps and..."

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HIAWATHA PIONEER TRAIL. Boosting [[TOURISM]] in the Upper Mississippi River area was the basis for the creation of the Hiawatha Pioneer Trail in July 1964. To inaugurate the idea, Governor Harold Hughes of Iowa and Governor Otto Kerner met in [[WASHINGTON PARK]] on July 29, 1964. Actually dedicated in Chicago earlier in the year, the trail used existing highways to link scenic routes in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.

Continued promotion came through maps and brochures and special highway signs which advertised the participating routes. Governor Hughes announced since the Chicago promotion, the Iowa Development Commission had received more than 4,000 requests from out-of-state people for the brochure. Hughes described the route as part of the then $40 million tourist industry which he described as "virtually an untapped reservoir in Iowa's economic development."

Promotion of the trail gradually faded and it was ast shown on the 1975 state-issued Iowa Transportation Map.

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Source:

1. Hogstrom, Erik, "Iowa, Illinois Governors Met in Dubuque 60 Years Ago to Promote Tourism Trail," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 1, 2024, p. 5A

[[Category: Tourism]]

HIAWATHA PIONEER TRAIL - Revision history

Randylyon at 18:30, 2 March 2026