The Birthplace of Iowa - The Fiddler and The Forge

The Birthplace of Iowa - The Fiddler and The Forge

26:17 Sep 2, 2025
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What is the REAL story of Iowa? Nestled among the limestone bluffs along the Mississippi River, we unearth the curious origin of Iowa as told through the story of its first permanent European settler, Julien Dubuque. …What was Iowa like before statehood? How, when, and why did it become a state? Finally, WHY should you care? Noodles and I explore these questions (and much more!) as we delve into the surprising history of our home state. Safe travels! Works Cited: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3740672?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://www.npr.org/2016/04/06/473268312/before-it-was-dangerous-lead-was-the-miracle-metal-that-we-lovedhttps://www.telegraphherald.com/news/features/article_1f520a43-4d6a-5677-b7f8-f9e490a79c91.htmlhttps://ouriowaheritage.com/honoring-the-ioway-tribe-of-johnson-county/https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/artifact/1442/julien-dubuque-lead-mining-and-mines-spainhttps://www.britannica.com/place/Dubuquehttps://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/events/E4015689https://ouriowaheritage.com/2024/09/21/september-21-1832/https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2668/path-statehood
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