City of Dysart, Iowa

DYSART CITY HALL
601 Wilson Street
Dysart, IA  52224
319-476-5690
dysart@fctc.coop
cityofdysartia.com
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Council meets 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

DYSART PUBLIC LIBRARY
320 Main Street
Dysart, IA  52244
319-476-5210
dysart.lib.ia.us
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Friday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. – noon

DYSART CITY PARK
Location: Sherman Street/Main Street 

DYSART AQUATIC CENTER
410 Lincoln Street
Dysart, IA  52244
319-476-7281
Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.  7 days a week in the summer

CITY LEADERSHIP
Mayor Tim Glenn
Council:
Bret Hennessy
Reece Petersen
Taylor Gingrich
Stacey Dabney
Mary Wankowicz

THE STORY OF DYSART

John Crisman laid out the town in 1872 and named it for Joseph Dysart.  Dysart grew rapidly and by 1879 the population had reached 600.  In 1881 the town was incorporated.  The first school was built in March of 1878.  Even back then there was a vision for growth, with the extra wide Main Street going to the park entrance.

There are five known Dysarts in the world:  Scotland, Pennsylvania, Canada, Australia, and Iowa.  Of them, ours is the second largest.  The continued efforts of volunteers, organizations, city administration and business people that have the desire to make a difference in the community ensure that “Dysart is a City on the Grow”.  Dysart once accepted children from “The Orphan Train”.  The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country’s Midwest for adoption.  More information about the Orphan Train is available at the Dysart Historical Museum.

Dysart’s annual celebrations include Spring on Main, Independence Day Celebration, Old Iron Days, Wine Tasting & Fall Festival, and Christmas on Main.  Dysart also hosts a Farmers Market at the park on Tuesdays from the end of May to the beginning of October.