bigpigeon.us webpage History > Iowa History © 2023 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 15 Oct 2023
Links to Big Pigeon's History > Iowa History webpages, some of which are incomplete:
The following detailed map was produced around 1855. For land ownership purposes,Iowa was divided into congressional townships, as shown by the horizontal and vertical lines.
- The Missouri River.
- Native Americans before European influence.
- The Colonial Period - Spain and France, 1673-1803.
- The Louisiana Purchase - 1803.
- Iowa Land Cessions - acquisition of today's Iowa from Native American nations.
The following detailed map was produced around 1855. For land ownership purposes,Iowa was divided into congressional townships, as shown by the horizontal and vertical lines.
Sources for Big Pigeon's History > Iowa History webpage:
- The webpage header's Iowa Counties map is courtesy of Encyclopedia Brittanica.