Iowa Files: Iowa in the 1840s; Cheap Land and Broken Treaties

Schedule

Sun Apr 13 2025 at 02:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

West Des Moines Public Library | West Des Moines, IA

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Hear the Story Trail of Broken Treaties, the Exile to Kansas and signing with a X, that led to Iowa Farmland being available at $1.25 a acre for New Settlers!

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West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265-2012, United States,West Des Moines, Iowa

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Host or Publisher West Des Moines Historical Society

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