page_title: Maquoketa, Iowa
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Maquoketa, Iowa / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Hurstville Lime Kilns
context_page_description: Maquoketa is a city in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Iowa. Located on the Maquoketa River, it is the county seat of Jackson County.
  U.S. Route 61 adjoins the city, which therefore benefits from traffic between Dubuque and the Quad Cities. Iowa Highways 62 and 64 also pass through the city. Maquoketa Caves State Park is located a few miles northwest of Maquoketa.
  The population in 2019 was 5,990 according to the United States Census Bureau and was 6,141 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Maquoketa Caves State Park
  Hurstville Lime Kilns, north of Maquoketa
  Jackson County Iowa Historical Society
  Clinton Engines Museum
  61 Drive-in theater One of the few remaining outdoor theaters in the United States.
  The town also holds host to a historic district containing many great examples of Victorian architecture.
  Despite its size, the town also attracts many presidential candidates. 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama visited the town twice during his campaign and again while president on August 16, 2011.
  The Old City Hall Gallery displays the oil paintings of International-known Maquoketa artist Rose Frantzen, whose exhibit "Portrait of Maquoketa", the oil paintings of 180 residents of Maquoketa, was once on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. It is now housed in the permanent collection of the Figge Art Museum  in Davenport, Iowa.
caption: Hurstville Lime Kilns
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