Breathtaking views from the air at Eagle Point Park in Clinton
Updated: 6:26 PM CST January 14, 2021 CLINTON, Iowa — Eagle Point Park in Clinton, Iowa was originally designated as a park in 1888. The nearly 200-acre park overlooks Lock and Dam 13 on the Mississippi River. A main feature of the park is the Stone Tower. It was built from native stone in 1937. It features a spiral staircase that winds around inside the two-story structure. When the Great Depression struck Clinton in the mid-1930s, they used $3 million in federal funds to work on the park. Hundreds of folks worked there for $15 a day, on projects like a limestone fo...