Iowa became part of the United States of America after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, but uncontested U.S. control over what is now Iowa occurred only after the War of 1812 and after a series of treaties eliminated Indian claims on the state.

2009年11月9日 · Iowa was admitted to the union as the 29th state on Dec. 28, 1846. As a Midwestern state, Iowa forms a bridge between the forests of the east and the grasslands of the high prairie plains...

Explore Iowa’s rich history by visiting the State Historical Society Museum, research centers, and historic sites while exploring archives of rare resources, artifacts, exhibits, and beyond.

In the summer of 1673, French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette traveled down the Mississippi River past the land that was to become the state of Iowa. The two explorers, along with their five crewmen, stepped ashore near …

2025年1月14日 · Iowa - Native American, French, American: The first inhabitants of what is now the state of Iowa were Paleo-Indians, the earliest ancestors of Native Americans. They probably occupied ice-free land during the time when the Des Moines lobe was covered by glaciers, about 14,000 years ago.

Iowa is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. [10] The state's capital, most populous city, and largest metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines.

1812: Iowa becomes part of Territory of Missouri with the capital at St. Louis. 1813: Fort Madison abandoned. 1819: First steamboat on Missouri River reaches Iowa. 1819: Stephen Long expedition explores Iowa.

2024年12月27日 · This guide offers a selection of resources and strategies for Iowa local history and genealogy research. These include the print and digital collections of the Library of Congress, as well as external repositories and web sites key to finding forebears in the Buckeye State.

Iowa History 101 explores the history of Iowans at home, work and play—and how that shapes who we are today. Like a visit to your grandparents’ attic, this exhibition unpacks the stories of Iowa’s past with dozens of artifacts from the State Historical Museum of Iowa’s collection.

2007年11月6日 · White settlers didn’t move into Iowa in large numbers until the 1830s, after most of the Indians—including the Iowa tribe, for which the state was named—had been driven out. With its rich, fertile...