January 27, 1834 – Lucius Lyon, delegate from Michigan Territory, presents a memorial to the U.S. Congress from inhabitants of Chippewa (Wisconsin), praying to be attached to a new territory west of Lake Michigan.
Not wanting to be Michigan Wolverines for the rest of their lives – their prayers were answered two years later – in 1836!
Between April 20, 1836 and July 4, 1838, Iowa (see map above) was part of Badger country! And on October 25, 1836, Governor Henry Dodge – overseeing this new U.S. Territory from his office in the capital city of Belmont, Wisconsin – called the first Wisconsin Territorial Legislature to order. It was during those sessions when it was decided that the new capital city of Wisconsin Territory would be located in Madison. But alas, since Mad City had no facilities for such gatherings, a temporary capital was named – Burlington, Iowa!
A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 16
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