Place details
Place nameIowa
Other namesIA
CountryUnited States
Latitude42
Longitude-93
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by prehistoric Mound Builders; Iowa, Sac, Fox, Sioux & others were here when French arrived in 17th cen.; part of Louisiana Purchase of 1803; settlers displaced Amerindians by mid-19th cen.; fought for Union & aided escaping slaves in Civil War.