December 29, 1838 – The first general act by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa for “laying out and opening Territorial Roads”.

A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 124

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