Lower Lake Stone Jail now defunct, and has been designated California Historical Landmark #429. Lower Lake Stone Jail Lower Lake Stone Jail, in Lower Lake, California, is a one-room jail claimed to be the smallest jail in the United States, was erected in 1876 of stone locally quarried and reinforced with iron. During the days of the first quicksilver operations of the Sulphur Bank Mine, lasting from 1873 to 1883, rapid town growth and the urgent need for civil order necessitated the building of a jail. Stephen Nicolai, one of the first stonemasons in Lower Lake, built the jail from local materials with the
Lake Ahquabi State Park Lake Ahquabi State Park Lake Ahquabi State Park is a state park of Iowa, US, featuring a reservoir. "Ahquabi" means "resting place" in the Fox language. The park is south of Indianola and south of Des Moines. Three section of the park were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The area was recommended for a state park site by J.N. "Ding" Darling. The city of Indianola acquired the first in 1934, and it was known initially as Indianola State Park. From 1934 to 1937 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 769 and a side camp built facilities