|
|
Line 51: |
Line 51: |
| *'''1861–65''': Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_in_the_American_Civil_War War]. | | *'''1861–65''': Over 75,000 Iowans served in the Union armed forces during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_in_the_American_Civil_War War]. |
| *'''1867''': The first [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000188 railroad] was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs. | | *'''1867''': The first [http://www.iptv.org/iowapathways/mypath.cfm?ounid=ob_000188 railroad] was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs. |
| *'''1873''': 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] | | *'''1873''': 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]. | | *'''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. | | *'''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. |
Line 101: |
Line 101: |
| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26597 Two hundred topics in Iowa history] at Ancestry ($) | | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26597 Two hundred topics in Iowa history] at Ancestry ($) |
| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26527 Pageantry for Iowa communities] at Ancestry ($) | | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26527 Pageantry for Iowa communities] at Ancestry ($) |
| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26474 Iowa state gazetteer : embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages, which include muc] at Ancestry ($) | | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26474 Iowa state gazetteer : embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages, which include muc] at Ancestry ($) |
|
| |
|
| == State Histories Useful to Genealogists == | | == State Histories Useful to Genealogists == |