How many....

...people born in West Branch become President? Only one.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, has become....
...a place to pay tribute to a native son,
how many people born here became President, only one.

He only lived in West Branch for nine years,
when he became an orphan, now wipe away those tears.
This is the place he's buried, his library is here,
and there are many visitors, that go through each year.

This is the home in West Branch, it only has two rooms,
and there isn't much closet space, I wonder where were the brooms.
From this simple beginning a president was born,
but in the big depression, his name for some was scorn.

This is the Miles Farmstead, it's part of the Park,
this is a nice old farm, you can visit on a lark,
the place is surrounded by tall prarie grass,
sprinkle in some flowers, ah, that's a happy lass.

This is a sample of the prairie grass,
the cone flowers here are yellow, please don't trespass.
This is one type of prairie that fed buffalo herds,
they're starting to come back now, are so are the birds.

Hoover is most remembered as the leader who....
was president when the depression started, but then who knew?
The shanty towns were known as "Hoovervilles",
he tried to fix the economy, but too large were the spills.

Enjoy!!