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“Let them come on foot, with handcarts and wheelbarrows. Let then gird up their loins and walk through, and nothing shall hinder them.”
South of this boulder on the banks of Clear Creek, is the . . . — — Map (db m78222) HM
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 the office with forcefulness and . . . — — Map (db m33204) HM
Iowa is underlain by bedrock layers composed of
sedimentary rocks; layers of Devonian limestone bedrock
of the Cedar Valley Group are well displayed in the Gorge.
Sedimentary rocks were formed from accumulated layers
of mud, sand or organic . . . — — Map (db m185715) HM
Although the huge 1993 increase in water flow
changed the landscape at the Dam site and caused
flooding downstream, catastrophic flooding was
avoided. The Iowa River returned to normal flow
over the next few months, and the Dam itself
remained . . . — — Map (db m174799) HM
Fossils can be seen in most of the limestone layers
exposed in the Gorge, and these provide clear evidence
of ancient life that once inhabited a shallow sea. Fossils
comprise more than half of some layers, especially the
coral-rich “Rapid . . . — — Map (db m174796) HM
The University of Iowa remembers the tragedy of November 1, 1991. This memorial is dedicated to those who died and those who were affected by the tragedy; their legacy of caring and distinguished service to the campus community will be remembered . . . — — Map (db m193997) HM
Formerly First Presbyterian Church & North Presbyterian Church (Old School) Erected 1856-1865 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m194099) HM
Part of the university’s medical department since 1870, dentistry was granted department status in 1882, becoming the first dentistry program established west of the Mississippi River. A dozen years later, the Dental Building was erected on this . . . — — Map (db m193998) HM
When Meskwaki tribes were encamped along the Cedar and Iowa Rivers, they met Stephen Sumner Phelps, who established the first trading post west of this site as early
as 1826. He took John Gilbert, another trader, into his company. Gilbert built . . . — — Map (db m205627) HM
Opened in 1902, the Hall of Liberal Arts was later renamed Schaeffer Hall for Charles A. Schaeffer, the University of Iowa president who turned the first spadeful of earth for the new building shortly before his death in 1898. The first of the four . . . — — Map (db m194175) HM
From 1932 to 1939 a regular schedule of 389 educational television programs was broadcast from the building once located on this site. The Electrical Engineering Department built and operated the station under the direction of Dr. E. B. Kurtz. . . . — — Map (db m194100) HM
Construction of the Coralville
Dam complex by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers was completed
in 1958, and designed primarily
for flood control. Lake levels are
regulated routinely by adjusting
the outflow into the Iowa River
through gates . . . — — Map (db m174798) HM
The first state university to admit women on an equal basis with men was the University of Iowa, in 1855. Plaque dedicated in memory of Professor Jane A. Weiss (1943-1981) feminist, scholar, teacher, friend — — Map (db m194098) HM
This building the last Capitol of Iowa Territory became the first Capitol of the State of Iowa December 28, 1846 and was given to the University by and Act of the First General Assembly signed by Governor Ansel Briggs February 25, 1847 This . . . — — Map (db m194000) HM
Builded by the Territory of Iowa out of stone quarried from the banks of the Iowa River Occupied by the Government of the Territory of Iowa from 1842 to 1846 and by the Government of the State of Iowa from 1846 to 1857 This tablet is the . . . — — Map (db m193999) HM
The plaza area is located above the bend in the Devonian Fossil Gorge and affords views of both the limestone surfaces upstream and the developing wetland
downstream. In the upstream direction, the 2008
flooding only slightly deepened of the gorge . . . — — Map (db m168210) HM
The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop was founded by Wilbur Schramm in 1936 as the first creative writing degree program in the United States. Iowa City was recognized as the first City of Literature in the United States, and third in the . . . — — Map (db m194181) HM
Marker Front: The Amana Colonies consist of about 1,500 people living in seven villages and owning 25,000 acres of Iowa land. Born of religious enthusiasm, this unique brotherhood was founded in Germany in 1714 as the Community of True . . . — — Map (db m33373) HM
Marker Front: The land on which Iowa City is located was a wilderness when it was selected and surveyed for the capital of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The cornerstone of the new capitol building was laid by Governor Lucas on July 4, 1840. . . . — — Map (db m33607) HM
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, located in nearby West Branch, honors a distinguished son of Iowa, citizen of the world, and the 31st president of the United States. Established in 1965, the Site’s foundations were laid earlier when in . . . — — Map (db m33431) HM
