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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMHN_historic-grinnell_Ladora-IA.html
Marker Front:Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a native of Vermont, was the person to whom Horace Greeley gave his famous advice "Go West, young man, go West." Grinnell took that advice and in 1854 founded the city that now bears his name. A leader in sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMH3_historic-davenport-interstate-80-bridge_Davenport-IA.html
Marker Front:In 1829, William C. Redfield declared that Davenport lay opposite the future terminus of a "geographical trunk-line route" between the Atlantic and the Mississippi. Nine years later, in 1838, the Iowa Sun and Davenport and Rock Island…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMH2_historic-davenport-interstate-80-bridge_Bettendorf-IA.html
Marker Front:In 1829, William C. Redfield declared that Davenport lay opposite the future terminus of a "geographical trunk-line route" between the Atlantic and the Mississippi. Nine years later, in 1838, the Iowa Sun and Davenport and Rock Island…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMFS_historic-iowa-city-mormon-handcart-trail-1856_Wilton-IA.html
Marker Front:The land on which Iowa City is located was a wilderness when it was selected and surveyed for the capital of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The cornerstone of the new capitol building was laid by Governor Lucas on July 4, 1840. The Le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMFR_historic-iowa-city-mormon-handcart-trail-1856_Tiffin-IA.html
Marker Front:The land on which Iowa City is located was a wilderness when it was selected and surveyed for the capital of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The cornerstone of the new capitol building was laid by Governor Lucas on July 4, 1840. The Le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMBJ_hoover-historic-site-hoovers-west-branch_Wilton-IA.html
Marker Front:The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, located in nearby West Branch, honors a distinguished son of Iowa, citizen of the world, and the 31st president of the United States. Established in 1965, the Site's foundations were laid ear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMBD_hoover-historic-site-hoovers-west-branch_Tiffin-IA.html
Marker Front:The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, located in nearby West Branch, honors a distinguished son of Iowa, citizen of the world, and the 31st president of the United States. Established in 1965, the Site's foundations were laid ear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM9S_historic-amana-colonies_Tiffin-IA.html
Marker Front:The Amana Colonies consist of about 1,500 people living in seven villages and owning 25,000 acres of Iowa land. Born of religious enthusiasm, this unique brotherhood was founded in Germany in 1714 as the Community of True Inspiration …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM9R_historic-amana-colonies_Ladora-IA.html
Marker Front:The Amana Colonies consist of about 1,500 people living in seven villages and owning 25,000 acres of Iowa land. Born of religious enthusiasm, this unique brotherhood was founded in Germany in 1714 as the Community of True Inspiration …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM7Q_historic-council-bluffs-noted-council-bluffs-residents_Underwood-IA.html
Marker Front:The Council Bluffs area was the scene of such important events in Iowa history as the explorations of Lewis and Clark, the Mormon Trail, the Missouri River steamboat traffic and the railroad industry. Francois Guittar established the …