Side Trails

• State Capitol

  Read more about the history of Iowa's State Capitol.

  Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000

  http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/profile/8-3.html

• State Capitol Facts

  How tall? How much? How old? Find out some basic facts about the Iowa's Capitol building.

  Source: State of Iowa

  http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Tour/vt/capfacts.htm

• State Fair, A Place in Time: Historical Highlights of the Iowa State Fair

  The Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.

  Source: Iowa State Fair

  http://www2.iowastatefair.org/about/historical.php

• State Highway Departments Origin

  Now find out more about Iowa's role in the origins of the state highway system.

  Source: Vol. I, No. 1 - The First Issue of Public Roads, May 1918, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/rw00a.htm

• State Park and Recreation Areas

  The Iowa state park system offers outstanding outdoor recreation opportunities with over 80 state parks and nearly 53,000 acres of land.

  Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000

  http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/profile/8-11.html

• State Preserves of Iowa

  The state preserves system protects our natural heritage.

  Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  http://www.iowadnr.com/preserves/index.html

• State Symbols

  Read more about Iowa's official state banner, seal, flower, bird, rock, tree and song.

  Source: Iowa Official Register 1999-2000

  http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00000135/01/profile/8-1.html

• State Symbols of Iowa

  Iowa has several state symbols - the seal, flag, flower, bird, tree and rock.

  Source: State of Iowa, Legislature

  http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/StateSymbols

• STC surveyor video

  Watch a video and learn how a modern day surveyor divides and defines the land.

  Source: IPTV School to Careers

  http://www.careers.iptv.org/people_detail.cfm?pplID=269&occid=106

• Steamboating at Iowa City

  Steamboat building was active for two decades in Iowa City in the 1800s.

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

  http://iagenweb.org/johnson/Postcard16.htm

• Steve Matter, Egg Hatchery Owner

  Steve and Peg Matter run an egg hatchery in Decorah. The hatchery sells a chicken, duck, turkey, goose, quail, guinea, and pheasant eggs and chicks.

  Source: Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Roots

  http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-three/steve-matter.shtml

• Stories of Iowa: A Christmas in France

  In 1917 the Third Iowa Regiment represented Iowa in the Rainbow Division of the 168th United States Infantry in WWI.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi42.htm

• Stories of Iowa: A French and Indian Battle in Iowa

  Captain Des Noyelles, a French officer, lead the expedition against the Indians in Iowa.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soic3.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Across Iowa with the Mormons

  Many thousands of Mormons crossed Iowa in 1846. Not all the Mormons left Iowa.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi33.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Around the Fireplace

  What was life like in the cabin of a pioneer family?

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi25.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Black Hawk and Keokuk

  Black Hawk and Keokuk were rivals.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi17.htm

• Stories of Iowa: By Boat and Covered Wagon

  The pioneers came to Iowa by boat and covered wagon, on foot, and on horseback.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi23.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Changing Conditions

  In the twenty years following the Civil War, Iowa went through many changes.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi40.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Claim and Cabin

  When pioneers reached the site of their new homes, they faced many years of hard work.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi24.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Colonists from Europe

  Some pioneers came to Iowa directly from Europe.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi35.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Coming of the Railroads

  Before 1850 there was not a single railroad in the state.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi36.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Early Iowa Politics

  Even in early Iowa politics, the influence of Iowans in the affairs of the nation was significant.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi39.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Earning a Living

  Earning a living in pioneer times was not an easy task.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi26.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Fighting Indians at Old Fort Madison

  Read the story of the fight at old Fort Madison.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi14.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Frontier Fun

  Although the pioneers all had to work hard, they also had many good times.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi30.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Going to Church with the Pioneers

  The first church building in Iowa was a little log church built by the Methodists at Dubuque in 1834.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi29.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Going to School in Pioneer Days

  In 1830 Berryman Jennings began teaching in the first school in on the west bank of the Mississippi River, near the town of Galland.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi28.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Herbert Hoover, An Iowa Boy Who Became President

  Herbert Hoover was the first man born in Iowa and born west of the Mississippi River to become President.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi43.htm

• Stories of Iowa: How Iowa Became a State

  Read more about the boundaries of Iowa.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi34.htm

• Stories of Iowa: How Iowa Became a Territory

  Read more about how Iowa became a territory.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi31.htm

• Stories of Iowa: How the Indians Lost Iowa

  All of the prairies and hills and woodlands that the Indians once called home passed into the possession of the whites.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi20.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Iowa Becomes a Part of the United States

  Read the story of the Louisiana Purchase.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soic6.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Iowa in the Beginning

  The story of Iowa began long before any people lived here.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soic1.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Joseph M. Street, Indian Agent

  Joseph M. Street was one of the best Indian agents in Iowa.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi19.htm

• Stories of Iowa: Julien Dubuque and the Mines of Spain

  Julien Dubuque came to Iowa in 1788 and settled in the village of Prairie du Chien on the Mississippi River.

  Source: Stories of Iowa for Boys and Girls, Iowa History Project, http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soimp.htm

  http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soic4.htm