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
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Sectional Map of Iowa, 1850
Time Frame: 1850
Sectional map of Iowa compiled from the U.S. surveys. Also shows distances between towns and lines of projected railroads. Drawn and published by Guy H. Carleton, Dep. Sur. U.S.
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
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