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Original Seal. State Historical Society Building, Des Moines. The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI), a division of the Iowa Department of Administrative Affairs, [1] serves as the official historical repository for the State of Iowa and also provides grants, public education, and outreach about Iowa history and archaeology.
The written history of Iowa begins with the proto-historic accounts of Native Americans by explorers such as Marquette and Joliet in the 1680s. Until the early 19th century Iowa was occupied exclusively by Native Americans and a few European traders, with loose political control by France and Spain.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The federal government established Iowa as a territory in 1838, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.Previously, the state wasn’t a distinct place and existed as part of the Louisiana Territory ...
March is Iowa History Month. To celebrate Iowa History Month, the Register has published weekly essays from leading state historians. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa ...
The Boone History Center, previously known as the Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple, is a historic building in Boone, Iowa. Constructed in 1907 as the Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple, the building housed Mt. Olive Lodge No. 79 (a local chapter of the Freemasons) until 1990 (when the lodge moved to a new building). It now houses the Boone County ...
Native American history of Iowa (9 C, 50 P) O. Defunct organizations based in Iowa (5 C, 1 P) P. Political history of Iowa (4 C, 2 P) R. Riots and civil disorder in ...
State Center is located at the highest point in Marshall County, midway between Marshalltown and Nevada. The town was established by the Cedar Rapids & Missouri Railroad on 80 acres (32 ha) of land in 1863. It was initially named "Centre Station," but William Barnes, the first railroad agent, changed the town's name to "State Centre."