Native Americans, French occupation, and party politics? Tomorrow marks Iowa joining the USA.
Iowa has quite the past and tomorrow (December 28th) marks the anniversary of Iowa becoming the 29th state in the Union. Most Iowans don't know about Iowa's rich heritage and why, at least in part, we have the French to thank for our great state. Leo Landis, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa shares all the juicy details, both the good and bad.
Landis is also the Museum Curator of the State Historical Museum of Iowa and shares how Iowa was formed, what was in our region before statehood, and why Congress originally rejected Iowa because our borders were far too big. He also…
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