from grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West I have the Dedication Program that was handed out. Front has a picture of lake and park and date of October 7, 1951 and Davis City, Iowa. Second page has the Executive Council of Iowa and lists members State Conservation Commission and lists members Dedication Committee and lists Dr. C. D. Scott, Leon, Chairman and Floyd Brown, Leon, Vice-chairman and list members from davis City, Lamoni, Leon, Pleasanton Third Page has the schedule starting at 2:00 p. m. Band Music from Van Wert, Lamoni, Garden Grove and Leon High School Marching Bands. Master of Ceremonies Dr. Roy Cheville, Lamoni Invocation Rev. e. J. Harkin History of Nine Eagles Park and Lake Dr. C. d. scott, Leon Presentation to State: Hon. Ewald G. Trost Chairman, State Conservation Commission Acceptance and Dedication- Hon. Wm. S. Beardsley, Governor of Iowa Flag rraising ceremony- Boy Scouts Leon and Lamoni Benediction - Rev. John McCallum, Leon Fourth page Map Showing state line and Mt. Ayr on the West and Corydon on the East and to Des Moines to the North. Appropriations by the Fifty-second General assembly and the Fifty-third General assembly for the construction of the park for $237,600. Dam is 240 feet wide at the base, 40 feet high and a length of 950 feet, 180,000 cubic yards of eart were moved, 1500 cubic yards of concrete in structure plus 193 tons of steel. Lake contains 65 acres. It has a maximum depth of 30 feet and a shore line of 3 miles. park contains 1135.77 acres.