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Orphaned at age nine, Herbert Hoover left West Branch never to live there again. In later years, he returned to his humble birthplace to celebrate his long career of public service. His story is one of how community, hard work, honesty, and usefulness to others opened a world of opportunity and the presidency of the United States to a child of simple beginnings.
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West Branch, Iowa · United States
