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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM7P_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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM5P_samuel-jordan-kirkwood_Coralville-IA.html
Kirkwood is the only Iowan to serve as governor, U.S. senator and as a cabinet member. He came to Iowa in 1855 to operate a grist mill in this vicinity. Elected governor in 1859 as a Republican, Kirkwood administered he office with forcefulness an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3O_marion-g-crandell_Davenport-IA.html
Marion Crandell was the first American woman to die in the war zone during World War I. She was born in Cedar Rapids, but spent several years in France, where she attended the Sorbonne University. In 1916 she came to Davenport as a teacher at St. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3M_james-harlan_Mt-Pleasant-IA.html
Harlan moved to Iowa in 1845, and was elected state superintendent of public instruction two years later. He became President of Iowa Wesleyan University in 1853, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1855. After winning a second term, President A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM1B_historic-des-moines-noted-des-moines-residents_Mitchellville-IA.html
Marker Front:The fork of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers was recognized as an ideal site a military post as early 1834. Fort Des Moines was established in 1843, but was abandoned in 1846 following the treaty whereby the Sauk and Mesquakie Indian…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM16_historic-des-moines-noted-des-moines-residents_West-Des-Moines-IA.html
Marker Front:The fork of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers was recognized as an ideal site a military post as early 1834. Fort Des Moines was established in 1843, but was abandoned in 1846 following the treaty whereby the Sauk and Mesquakie Indian…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKLG_panther_Adel-IA.html
The community of Panther was located where you are currently standing. In the late 1800s, three buildings stood on this site: a blacksmith shop, a tin shop, and a general store. As Panther continued to grow, a creamery and post office also served …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKFH_missouri-valley-veterans-memorial_Missouri-Valley-IA.html
Left column God Bless America Seals of Armed Forces
Center column In Honor of All Those Who Served This Great Nation in War and Peace Time
American Flag MIA/POW Seal
Right column The Land of the Free
Seals of Armed F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKA8_curtis-king_Eddyville-IA.html
U.S. muster rolls record him at age 80 as oldest man serving in Union army.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKA6_dragoon-trail-crossing_Osage-IA.html
Here passed the Dragoon Trail blazed in 1835 by the first U.S. Dragoons under Colonel Stephen W. Kearney.