March 12, 1844.

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The arrival of the Agatha is pictured in At Our City Landing – 1844 – an oil painting by Iowa City artist Mildred Pelzer (1934).

March 12, 1844 – The Steamboat Agatha arrives at Iowa City.

“During the first forty years of Iowa history, every seventh year was a very wet one when all our creeks and rivers were bank full during the whole season, and with 1844 being the second in this septennial period, it may be counted as a steamboat year.” Historian H.W. Lathrop

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March 11, 1894.

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Iowa City’s Civil War Postmaster – J.R. Hartsock.
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March 11, 1894 – Iowa City’s Civil War-time postmaster – J.R. Hartsock – dies and is buried in Oakland Cemetery.

During the Civil War, moving mail quickly across the nation was a high priority. Here in Iowa City, we had a dedicated postmaster who took this job seriously, and in the process, won over the hearts of Iowa Citians. Upon J.R. Hartsock’s retirement in 1872, the new building/hotel on the southeast corner of Clinton Street & Iowa Avenue was named after him.

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March 10, 1804.

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The Louisiana Purchase.
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March 10, 1804 – Captain Amos Stoddard represents Napoleon and also the United States in the transfer of Upper Louisiana to the United States. The Louisiana Purchase is now complete.

1803. Iowa is part of the Louisiana Purchase. 1804. Iowa is part of the District of Louisiana (Upper Louisiana), administered by Indiana Territory, governed from St. Louis. 1805. Iowa is part of the Territory of Louisiana, with the capital in St. Louis.

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