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'''1850–60'''<br>The population of Iowa nearly tripled. Ohio and Indiana contributed more settlers than all other states and immigration from Europe increased. Among the many German immigrants were the [http://www.amanacolonies.com/history.htm Amana colonists], who settled in Iowa in 1855 after having first lived near Buffalo, New York. Many immigrants arrived from Britain and Ireland. | '''1850–60'''<br>The population of Iowa nearly tripled. Ohio and Indiana contributed more settlers than all other states and immigration from Europe increased. Among the many German immigrants were the [http://www.amanacolonies.com/history.htm Amana colonists], who settled in Iowa in 1855 after having first lived near Buffalo, New York. Many immigrants arrived from Britain and Ireland. | ||
'''Late 1800'''<br>Many Scandinavians immigrated. <ref> ''Chapters on Scandinavian immigration to Iowa'' George T. (Tobias) Flom. (Iowa City: Iowa:[http://www.iowahistory.org/ The State Historical Society of Iowa]. Reprinted from Iowa Journal of History and politics for 1905-6). 150 p. {{ | '''Late 1800'''<br>Many Scandinavians immigrated. <ref> ''Chapters on Scandinavian immigration to Iowa'' George T. (Tobias) Flom. (Iowa City: Iowa:[http://www.iowahistory.org/ The State Historical Society of Iowa]. Reprinted from Iowa Journal of History and politics for 1905-6). 150 p. {{FSC|112213|item|disp= FS Library Film 989450 Item 7}} </ref> | ||
'''Early 1900s'''<br>Small groups of Austro-Hungarians and Italians arrived. | '''Early 1900s'''<br>Small groups of Austro-Hungarians and Italians arrived. | ||
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*Many early settlers of Iowa came by way of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The main steamboat route from the Middle Atlantic states and the Southern states followed the Ohio River and the Mississippi River to Keokuk. | *Many early settlers of Iowa came by way of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The main steamboat route from the Middle Atlantic states and the Southern states followed the Ohio River and the Mississippi River to Keokuk. | ||
*Many of the migrants into Iowa did not stay long. Some left for the gold rush, Others went to lands in the West. | *Many of the migrants into Iowa did not stay long. Some left for the gold rush, Others went to lands in the West. | ||
*The westward migration of Latter-day Saints opened an [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html overland trail] from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs which was still used by covered wagons long after the railroad first reached the Mississippi in 1854. <ref> ''Mormon handcart story'' by Gustive Olaf Larson. (Salt Lake City, Utah&amp;nbsp;: Deseret Book, c1956) {{ | *The westward migration of Latter-day Saints opened an [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch/1,15773,3966-1,00.html overland trail] from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs which was still used by covered wagons long after the railroad first reached the Mississippi in 1854. <ref> ''Mormon handcart story'' by Gustive Olaf Larson. (Salt Lake City, Utah&amp;nbsp;: Deseret Book, c1956) {{FSC|145182|item|disp= FS Library Book 979.2 H2Lm}} </ref> | ||
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==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
*[http://iagenweb.org/history/history/oibg/Immigrants.htm Iowa's Immigrants] | *[http://iagenweb.org/history/history/oibg/Immigrants.htm Iowa's Immigrants] | ||
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*{{ | *{{FSC|357950|subject_id|disp=United States, Iowa - Minorities}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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