May 9, 1843 – The Steamboat Ione arrives carrying troops and supplies for the new western outpost on the Raccoon River named Fort Des Moines.
A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 44
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