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From Greenfield to IndianolaLine of red hash marks
Route map with Greenfield highlighted

Read more about these archaeological and
historical landmarks in the
2009 Team Archaeology Booklet!

Archaeological and
Historical LandmarksLine of red hash marks

Carlisle Clovis Cache
The Carlisle Clovis cache dates to the end of the last Ice Age (ca. 11,000 years ago) and represents the oldest (earliest) excavated intact archaeological site in the state.

Two unfinished butchery tools and an unfinished spear point from the Carlisle cache.

Excerpt from the 2009 Team Archaeology booklet. Contributed by Matthew G. Hill, Iowa State University.

Watch for our resident flintknapper
at overnight stops.

Photograph of artifacts from the Carlisle cache - two unfinished butchery tools and an unfinished spear point Photo contributed by Matthew G.
Hill, Iowa State University.

The Madison County Bridges
Photograph of Imes Bridge in Madison County Day 3 of this year's route will find us riding by one of the famous covered bridges in Madison County. The Imes Covered Bridge, built in 1870, is the oldest bridge of the six still standing in Madison County, all of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Excerpt from the 2009 Team Archaeology booklet.

Visit the Geenfield and Indianola RAGBRAI pages.
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July 2009