The Path to Statehood
1656 map showing the uncharted west
Western U.S. shown in 1776 map
Early State Border Marker U.S. Highway 65
Sectional Map of Iowa, 1850
The Old Capitol, pre-1900
Land Ownership
Iowa Becomes a Territory
Iowa Government is Formed
Iowa Assembly Meets
Iowa and Missouri Dispute Border
Iowa Moves Toward Statehood
Iowa Boundary Debate
Iowa Becomes a State
The Old Capitol, pre-1900

Time Frame: ca. 1890
Old Capitol, pre-1900 Believed to be the earliest image of the Old Capitol. Taken from a daguerreotype
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