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 '''The following important events in the history of Iowa affected political jurisdictions, record-keeping, and family movements.'''
-*1673:&nbsp; French explorers, [http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/jolmar.html Jolliet and Marquette], were in the region of Iowa.
+*'''1673:''' French explorers, [http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/jolmar.html Jolliet and Marquette], were in the region of Iowa.
-*1762:&nbsp; The land was ceded to [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C06E1DD113AE533A2575AC1A96F9C94649ED7CF Spain].
+*'''1762:''' The land was ceded to [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C06E1DD113AE533A2575AC1A96F9C94649ED7CF Spain].
-*1788:&nbsp; The [http://www.iagenweb.org/history/IHFC/IHFCBk1Pt1Chp1-2.htm first white settlement] (for lead mining) was established in Iowa, but it was abandoned in 1810.
+*'''1788''': The [http://www.iagenweb.org/history/IHFC/IHFCBk1Pt1Chp1-2.htm first white settlement] (for lead mining) was established in Iowa, but it was abandoned in 1810.
-*1800:&nbsp; The land was returned to [http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cooverfamily/westernhistory.html France].
+*'''1800''': The land was returned to [http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cooverfamily/westernhistory.html France].
-*1803:&nbsp; The United States acquired the area from France as part of the [http://law.jrank.org/pages/8368/Louisiana-Purchase.html Louisiana Purchase].
+*'''1803''': The United States acquired the area from France as part of the [http://law.jrank.org/pages/8368/Louisiana-Purchase.html Louisiana Purchase].
-*1803–32:&nbsp; The Iowa area remained Indian land and was not open to legal settlement.
+*'''1803–32''': The Iowa area remained Indian land and was not open to legal settlement.
-*1808:&nbsp; [http://www.oldfortmadison.com/History.htm Fort Madison] was built by the United States Army. Iowa’s area was included in the Illinois Territory in 1808 and in the Missouri Territory in 1812 through 1821. It was not under any territorial government from 1821 to 1834.
+*'''1805''': Iowa was a part of the Louisiana Purchase.
-*1830: &nbsp;[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/pottawatomie/pottawatomiehist.htm Potawatomi Indians] ceded land
+*'''1808''': [http://www.oldfortmadison.com/History.htm Fort Madison] was built by the United States Army. Iowa’s area was included in the Illinois Territory in 1808
-*1831:&nbsp; [http://www.cowboy.net/native/sacnfox.htmlThe Sauk and Fox Indian tribes] moved to Iowa from Illinois.
+*'''1812''': Part of the Missouri Territory in 1812 through 1821. It was not under any territorial government from 1821 to 1834.
-*1832:&nbsp; [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/page2d.html The Black Hawk War] took place.
+*'''1830''': [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/pottawatomie/pottawatomiehist.htm Potawatomi Indians] ceded land
-*1833:&nbsp; The first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. Between 1833 and 1851 a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land.
+*'''1831''': [http://www.cowboy.net/native/sacnfox.htmlThe Sauk and Fox Indian tribes] moved to Iowa from Illinois.
-*1834:&nbsp; Congress attached the area to the [http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp2.htm Michigan Territory].
+*'''1832''': [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/page2d.html The Black Hawk War] took place.
-*1834: &nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Breed_Tract Half Breed Tract]
+*'''About 1832''': Denmark in Lee County, thought to be first thoroughly Yankee settlement west of the Mississippi.
-*1836:&nbsp; Iowa was transferred to the [http://iowacountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Wisconsin Territory]. [[Image:Iowa Indians.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Ioway Indians 1844]]
+*'''1833''': The first permanent white settlements were made in eastern Iowa. Between 1833 and 1851 a series of treaties extinguished Indian claims to the land.
-*1836: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keokuk's_Reserve Keokuk Indian Reserve]
+*'''1834''': Congress attached the area to the [http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp2.htm Michigan Territory].
-*1838:&nbsp;(June 12,)&nbsp;[http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp2.htm The Iowa Territory] was established. It included all of present-day Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
+*'''1834''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Breed_Tract Half Breed Tract]
-*1846: [http://www.tolatsga.org/pota.html Potawatomi Indians] ceded land
+*'''1836''': Iowa was transferred to the [http://iowacountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Wisconsin Territory]. [[Image:Iowa Indians.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Ioway Indians 1844]]
-*1846:&nbsp;(December 28,)&nbsp;Iowa, with its present boundaries, became a [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000124 state].
+*'''1836''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keokuk's_Reserve Keokuk Indian Reserve]
-*1850–60:&nbsp; The population of Iowa nearly tripled as immigrants poured in from the older midwestern states and Europe.
+*'''12 June 1838''': [http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/MOIChp2.htm The Iowa Territory] was established. It included all of present-day Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota.
-*1857:&nbsp; (March) [http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi21.htm Spirit Lake Massacre], Dickinson County, Iowa
+*'''About 1836''': Early settlements by French include St. Marys in Pottawattomie County; Dubuque in Dubuque County; Girard (now McGregor) in Clayton County; Bellevue in Jackson County; Monrose in Lee County; Salix in Woodbury County, Woolstock in Wright County; Gilbertville in Blackhawk County.
-*1851: (July 28,) [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/artifact_detail.cfm?aid=a_000612&oid=ob_000120Sioux Indians] turned over all their land in Iowa and most of their territory in Minnesota.
+*'''1840''': Lamoni in Decatur County, founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from New England.
-*1861–65:&nbsp; Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000322Civil War].
+*'''1846''': [http://www.tolatsga.org/pota.html Potawatomi Indians] ceded land
-*1867:&nbsp; The first [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000188 railroad] was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs.
+*'''1846''': Mormon settlements include Garden Grove in Decatur County, settlement near Osceola in Clark County, eastern part of Union county, southwest part of Cass County; southern part of Mills County; and Kanesville (now Council Bluffs).
-*1873:&nbsp; Iowa, known as the [http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ia_intro.htm Hawkeye State] and the [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=iowa Corn Capital of the World]
+*'''28 December 1846''': Iowa, with its present boundaries, became a [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000124 state].
-*1893–1930s:&nbsp; State experienced financial [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000064 depressions].
+*'''August 1847''': About 1,000 Hollanders under the direction fo Henry Peter Scholte settled northeast part of Marion County,now town of Pella. They came from Utrecht, Leerdam, Noordeloos, Amsterdam and other cities in Holland.
-*'''1898:'''  Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.
+*'''1850–60''': The population of Iowa nearly tripled as immigrants poured in from the older midwestern states and Europe.
-*'''1917–1918:'''  More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war.
+*'''Summer of 1854''': Cholera epidemic raged through midwestern states and a severe drought in Ohio in the summer of 1854 brought more than 150,000 home seekers to Iowa.
-*'''1930's:'''   [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities.
+*'''March 1857''': [http://iagenweb.org/history/soi/soi21.htm Spirit Lake Massacre], Dickinson County, Iowa
-*'''1940–1945:'''   Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. Over 16.3 million American men and women served in the armed forces during [http://www.worldwar-2.net/ World War II].
+*'''28 July 1851''': [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/artifact_detail.cfm?aid=a_000612&oid=ob_000120Sioux Indians] turned over all their land in Iowa and most of their territory in Minnesota.
-*'''1950–1953:'''   Over 5.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.korean-war.com/ Korean War].
+*'''1861–65''': Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000322Civil War].
-*'''1950's–1960's'''   The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances.
+*'''1867''': The first [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000188 railroad] was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs.
-*'''1964–1972:'''   Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War].
+*'''1873''':&nbsp; Iowa, known as the [http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ia_intro.htm Hawkeye State] and the [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=iowa Corn Capital of the World]
+*'''1893–1930s''': State experienced financial [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000064 depressions].
+*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.
+*'''1917–1918:''' More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war.
+*'''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities.
+*'''1940–1945:''' Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. Over 16.3 million American men and women served in the armed forces during [http://www.worldwar-2.net/ World War II].
+*'''1950–1953:''' Over 5.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.korean-war.com/ Korean War].
+*'''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances.
+*'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War].
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