Entries Containing All of the Phrases «johnson county» AND «iowa»

By Martin Boller, September 6, 2022

Remembrance Park Marker

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa City — Remembrance Park — A Wildflower Park to Contemplate the Origins of Johnson County, Iowa —

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

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2 ► Iowa, Johnson County, Coralville — 33 — Samuel Jordan Kirkwood — 1813 – 1894 —

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

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3 ► Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, South Kansas City — Trails Before Highways — Santa Fe, Oregon and California National Historic Trails —

Why Did The Historic Trails Go Where They Went? When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, trade with the United States soon followed. William Becknell and five companions from the Franklin, Missouri area were the first to use . . . — — Map (db m199377) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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