Branch has been one of 36 communities in the Main Street Iowa program since being accepted on June 1, 2006. The program encourages downtown economic development through historic preservation. The city's industrial park is home to a major distribution center of Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. The building is and as of 2007, is undergoing an expansion. The industrial park is also home to Plastic Products, Wausau, Acciona Windpower North America and, Tidewater Direct. As of November 2007, construction was completed on Acciona Energía's wind turbine generator engineering and assembly plant, the first in North America. Production began at the plant in December 2007. Arts and culture Museums West Branch is home to the Herbert Hoover National Historical Site, run by the National Park Service and Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, run by the National Archives and Records Administration. The library holds the documentary legacy of Rose Wilder Lane and her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Landmarks The Gruwell and Crew General Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was named as one of the most endangered historic properties in Iowa by the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance in 2008. Butch Pedersen Field, formerly known as Oliphant Street Field, the playing field for the West Branch High School football team, is situated just northwest of downtown. Colloquially known as "the Little Rose Bowl", it was constructed by the Works Progress Administration by excavating a sloped field, yielding a playing field with natural seating on three sides. Education The West Branch Community School District operates local public schools. It has about 800 students and includes three schools: Hoover Elementary, West Branch Middle School and West Branch High School. Scattergood Friends School, a Quaker boarding school, is located east of the city. Infrastructure Transportation Interstate 80 passes from west to east through West Branch. Notable people Marv Cook, football player Mildred Adams Fenton, paleontologist Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st President of the United States (1929-1933) Dave Rummells, PGA Tour golfer Fine printers Harry Duncan and Allan Kornblum each printed and published books in West Branch. References External links Cities in Cedar County, Iowa Cities in Johnson County, Iowa Cities in Iowa Iowa City metropolitan area 1869 establishments in Iowa