John Sivers Memorial

Glenwood State Park,

Glenwood, Iowa

In Memory of John Sivers

Early pioneer of this community arrived Coonville (Glenwood) July 4, 1849 from England, operated first grist mill built on this site by J. W. Coolidge in 1849, established Sivers Deupree Mill on Keg Creek north of Glenwood 1865, operated Vinton Mill at Old Pacific.  This park is part of original Sivers homestead.

This memorial donated 1952 by  Olive Sivers Gettler, daughter of John Sivers.