On lands acquired by the USA from Sac and Fox (Mesquakie) Indians in 1842, William Sturgis and Erasmus O. Adams settled near this spot along the Cedar River in 1845. Sturgis began construction of a dam and mill and the site became known as . . . — — Map (db m231310) HM
Black Hawk County's agricultural economy is based on the rich land, seventy-nine per cent of which is under cultivation. Through the county flow the Cedar and Wapsipinicon rivers. The county was named for a Sac Indian leader. Several Indian . . . — — Map (db m231309) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 270,, 1 miles west of Rose Avenue (County Highway X64), on the right when traveling west.
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 m224357) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 270,, 1 miles west of Rose Avenue (County Highway X64), on the right when traveling west.
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 m224358) HM
Near Interstate 35 south of Iowa Highway 34, on the right when traveling south.
The Mormon Trail The Mormons of Nauvoo, Illinois, forced from their homes following the murder of their prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., began their trek across Iowa in 1846 on the way to the Great Salt Lake Valley. From their first permanent . . . — — Map (db m237260) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 119,, 1.9 miles east of Ute Avenue (County Road R22), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
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 Indians relinquished . . . — — Map (db m33004) HM
Near Interstate 35 north of County Highway J52, on the right when traveling north.
The Mormon Trail The Mormons of Nauvoo, Illinois, forced from their homes following the murder of their prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., began their trek across Iowa in 1846 on the way to the Great Salt Lake Valley. From their first permanent . . . — — Map (db m224588) HM
Dubuque's Mines of Spain
The city of Dubuque was named for Julien Dubuque, a swarthy French Canadian who came to this area around 1785. Dubuque wooed Potosa, the daughter of Peosta, a Fox Indian chief whose village stood at the mouth of . . . — — Map (db m231312) HM
Dubuque's Mines of Spain
The city of Dubuque was named for Julien
Dubuque, a swarthy French-Canadian who came
to this area around 1785. Dubuque wooed
Potosa, the daughter of Peosta, a Fox Indian
chief whose village stood at the mouth . . . — — Map (db m231298) HM
Near Monument Drive, 0.2 miles east of Mines of Spain Road.
Historic Dubuque - the Key City of Iowa - formed a part of what became French Louisiana when Joliet and Marquette paddled by in 1673. Perrot taught the Miami Indians how to mine lead here in 1690. France ceded Louisiana west of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m224587) HM
On West Broad Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broad Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m33116) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 208,, 2.6 miles east of B Avenue (County Road V38), on the right when traveling east.
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 Inspiration in protest . . . — — Map (db m224359) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 208,, 3.6 miles west of County Highway V52, on the right when traveling west.
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a native of Vermont, was the person to whom Horace Greeley gave his famous advice “Go West, young man, go West.” Grinnell took that advice and in 1854 founded the city that now bears his name. A leader in state government, . . . — — Map (db m224360) HM
On 5th Street at 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 5th Street.
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
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 237,, 0.8 miles west of Ireland Road SW, on the right when traveling west.
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 Inspiration in protest . . . — — Map (db m224361) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 237,, 6.3 miles east of Black Hawk Avenue NW, on the right when traveling east.
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 m224362) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 237,, 6.3 miles east of Black Hawk Avenue NW, on the right when traveling east.
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 m224363) HM
On North Fifth Street north of High Street, on the left when traveling north.
Samuel Miller moved to Keokuk in 1850 and practiced law here until he was appointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1862. He served until his death, 28 years later, and was the first high court appointee from Iowa and from . . . — — Map (db m224589) HM
On Division Street north of U.S. 34, on the left when traveling north.
Lewis, the foremost National Labor leader of his time, was born near Lucas, Iowa, son of a Welsh immigrant miner. At age 16, he began work in the coal mines, and by 1906 was elected the United Mine Workers’ delegate from Lucas. Lewis rose quickly . . . — — Map (db m224576) HM
On Main Street at Huber Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
In the spring of 1847 four sailing vessels carrying 800 freedom-seeking Hollanders landed at Baltimore. They were met by Dominie Henry Peter Scholte, their faithful leader, who led them across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and down the Ohio and up . . . — — Map (db m235885) HM
On Iowa Route 5, 0.1 miles north of East 22nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
Near the location of this marker is the site of Buxton, once the largest town in Monroe County. A coal boom town, it was founded in 1900 by the railroad which operated the five mines in the vicinity. At its peak, Buxton numbered over 6,000 . . . — — Map (db m224591) HM
On South 16th Street (U.S. 71) south of Essie Davison Drive, on the left when traveling south.
In 1901, as a country school teacher, Jessie Field created practical farm and home courses for her students as part of the regular curriculum. Later, as superintendent of Page County schools, she expanded these clubs and camps to include all rural . . . — — Map (db m224590) HM
On Pleasant Street west of 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
People lived and worked here. They shopped and prayed here. They gathered here to celebrate life. Welcome to what was Iowa's most vibrant Black community — the historic Center Street neighborhood, stretching from 15th Street to Keosauqua Way. . . . — — Map (db m235901) HM
On 17th Street south of Olive Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
A pillar of Des Moines' Black community, the Willkie House legacy dates to 1917 when it hosted the War Recreation Board's leisure programs for Black servicemen in the city. Its name and function changed in the early years, as did its location. . . . — — Map (db m235895) HM
On East 9th Street south of Thompson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Philadelphia, Ida B. Wise Smith rose to national prominence as a Iowan dedicated to the causes of women's suffrage, prohibition, and children's rights. Mrs. Smith pressed her causes in the political arena, achieving the enactment of a state . . . — — Map (db m235889) HM
Near Route 80 at milepost 147,, 1.2 miles west of 112 Street NE (County Road S27), on the right when traveling west.
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 Indians relinquished . . . — — Map (db m33009) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 19,, 3.6 miles west of 298th Street (Iowa Highway 244), on the right when traveling west.
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 first white . . . — — Map (db m224579) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 19,, 2 miles east of Magnolia Road, on the right when traveling east.
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 first white . . . — — Map (db m224580) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 300,, 1.9 miles east of Interstate 74, on the right when traveling east.
Marker Front: In 1829, William C. Redfield declared that Davenport lay opposite the future terminus of a “geographical trunk-line route” between the Atlantic and the Mississippi. Nine years later, in 1838, the Iowa Sun and Davenport and . . . — — Map (db m224582) HM
Near Interstate 80 at milepost 300,, 1.1 miles west of Middle Road, on the right when traveling west.
Marker Front: In 1829, William C. Redfield declared that Davenport lay opposite the future terminus of a “geographical trunk-line route” between the Atlantic and the Mississippi. Nine years later, in 1838, the Iowa Sun and Davenport and . . . — — Map (db m224581) HM
Near Eastern Avenue, 0.3 miles west of East Rusholme Street, on the left when traveling west.
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. . . . — — Map (db m33120) HM
On Interstate 29 at milepost 140,, 1.9 miles south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark to explore the Missouri
River and discover a stream leading from its
headwaters to the Pacific which would afford
the best water route for developing . . . — — Map (db m224586) HM
Near Wheelerwood Road, 0.2 miles north of Iowa Highway 105.
Northern Iowa landforms result from the action of 3 separate glacial ice sheets. Clear Lake, south of here, is one of the many Iowa lakes formed by glacial action. Pilot Knob, a glacially formed hill west of here, is one of highest points in . . . — — Map (db m224584) HM
