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This page about historic Iowa is a supplement to Iowa Social Studies where you will find additional material including history, colleges and universities, capital city profile, lesson plans, state government and more.
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The Amana Colonies ___"The Amana Colonies were established shortly before the Civil War by a group of German-speaking European settlers who belonged to a religious group known as the Community of True Inspiration." Learn about them from this attractive, informative website. - Illustrated - From the National Parks Service - http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/amana/index.htm
Capitol Tour ___Take an historical look at Iowa's state capitol. - Illustrated - From the Iowa General Assembly - http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Tour/hist/history.htm
Early Iowa Settlers ___"... account of the life of a US settler in 1860." This interview was given in 1936 by 97-year old Mrs. Matilda Kennett. - Text only - From Marti Talbot - http://www.ohno.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pages/early%20iowa%20settlers.htm
Famous Iowa People Iowans __ You will find a list of famous people who are a part of the history of Iowa. - From 50states.com - http://www.50states.com/bio/iowa.htm
Find a Grave - Iowa ___Brief biographies of 238 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=14
A Glimpse of Iowa in 1846 ___Most of the text from this book is available
online. Page titles which are not underlined can't be accessed. - Text only - By
John B. Newhall -
http://iagenweb.org/history/1846/1846contents.htm
Hamilton County, Iowa - History Home Page ___"There's a great deal of
information available to you on the pages of this website, not the least of
which is on 37 settlements which now exist only as memories and ghost towns.
Learn about the county before statehood and as it underwent name changes, check
out nine city profiles, or view the map (downloadable in GIF format)." -
Illustrated - From Iowa Counties -
http://www.netins.net/showcase/marjned/hamco.html
Historic Period ___Most of the information here deals with the 19th century. - Text only - By Carl A. Merry - http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/historic/hisper.htm
Historical Museums of Iowa - A History Guide __ "Historical Museums of Iowa. Learn about historic Iowa and discover the history of Iowa people. Locate history museums in Iowa, state symbols, historic photos, history timeline and other Iowa history data." - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/iowa-historical-museums.htm
Historical Record Apr 1896 ___ This account is entitled 'Winter Night on the
Open Prairie' and tells the real life story of a man's experience with winter in
Iowa. - Text only - By Charles Aldrich -
http://iagenweb.org/history/historicalrecords/apr1896.htm
Histories of Iowa Counties ___Choose a region from the map to link to another
map which shows the counties located there. From there you can access brief
histories of the counties which interest you. - Maps and text - From the State
Archaeological of Iowa. -
http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/regions/region.htm
History of Iowa __ "The first people to travel through Iowa were most likely
the Paleo-Indians. These ancient people travelled through Iowa near the end of
the Ice Age, from 9500 BCE to 7500 BCE, hunting animals such as the bison,
mammoth, and mastodon. By 7500 to 5500 BCE—the Early Archaic period—there is
evidence of a small number of people living in Iowa on a seasonal basis. These
people were the first to have a sustained presence in Iowa and leave behind
artifacts that prove their existence." An encyclopedic article about the history
of Iowa. - From wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iowa
Iowa ___A good overview of the history of Iowa, plus statistics, demographic
information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." -
Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease -
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108213.html
Iowa Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are
submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com -
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ia/ia.html
Iowa: History ___Topics include the Black Hawk War, territorial status and modern Iowa. - - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0858887.html
Iowa History Online ___Teachers - click on 'Welcome' to find out what this website is all about. "In the spring of 2001, the State Historical Society of Iowa conducted a survey of Iowa history teachers to determine their specific instructional needs. Based upon the recommendations resulting from this survey, this site is organized around 10 “Frequently Asked Questions” which address the needs Iowa teachers consistently cited when responding to the survey." - Text only - From Malcolm Price Laboratory School - http://fp.uni.edu/iowaonline/
Iowa History Project ___Access the full text of dozens of books, pamphlets, journals and news articles which help tell the story of the history of Iowa. - Text only - From the Scott Sisters - http://iagenweb.org/history/
Iowa Old Photos.... faces and places in the past __ "Old family photographs, postcards, historical pictures, and genealogy about the people and places." - illustrated - From familyoldphotos.com - http://www.familyoldphotos.com/ia/
Iowa, Timeline of State History __ "Find a chronological timeline of dates and events in Iowa's history from the 17th century explorations by the French of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/ia/timeline/
The US50 - A Guide to the State of Iowa ___A general overview of the history of Iowa and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/iowa/history.shtml
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