Celebrate Iowa History Month beginning March 1
As Iowa commemorates its 175th anniversary of statehood this year, the State Historical Society of Iowa is taking a deeper...
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Iowa History
Read Iowa’s 1876 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Read the Thanksgiving Proclamation signed by Iowa Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood on Thursday, November 3, 1876.
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