The Birthplace of Iowa - The Fiddler and The Forge
- Author
- Noah Mulgrew
- Published
- Tue 02 Sep 2025
- Episode Link
- None
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.
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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_contents
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/features/article_1f520a43-4d6a-5677-b7f8-f9e490a79c91.html
https://ouriowaheritage.com/honoring-the-ioway-tribe-of-johnson-county/
https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/artifact/1442/julien-dubuque-lead-mining-and-mines-spain
https://www.britannica.com/place/Dubuque
https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/events/E4015689
https://ouriowaheritage.com/2024/09/21/september-21-1832/
https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2668/path-statehood
https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Hawk-War
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/french-exploratoin-mississippi-valley
https://www.minesofspain.org/history/
https://ouriowaheritage.com/our-iowa-heritage-true-native-iowans/
https://ouriowaheritage.com/our-iowa-heritage-the-discovery/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9TLFqW0nCo
https://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=102
https://www.minnesotatrap.com/history-in-the-making/shot
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