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Iowa City's First Federal Aid Highway in 1839

A $20,000 federal appropriation in March 1839 funded Military Road from Dubuque through Johnson County.

Source: Johnson County IAGenWeb Project, Saturday Postcards, Bob Hibbs

http://iagenweb.org/johnson/Postcard81.htm



 


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