July 25, 1839 – Iowa Territorial Governor Robert Lucas announces two sale dates when the public can begin purchasing land in the newly-surveyed Iowa City: the third Monday in August and the first Monday in October.
This announcement stirs excitement across Iowa Territory and back East as well, and the city map (above) that had been first shown to the public on July 4th, is now distributed throughout Iowa and beyond. The land sales will raise funds for the construction of Iowa’s new capitol building.
A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 72
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