September 3, 1857 – With the new State Constitution going into effect, Des Moines becomes the new state capital and the State University of Iowa is officially and exclusively “assigned” to Iowa City.
Article IX, Section 11 of the new State Constitution provided as follows: The State University shall be established at one place, without branches at any other place; and the University fund shall be applied to that institution, and no other.
Article XI, Section 8 provided that: The seat of Government is hereby permanently established, as now fixed by law, at the city of Des Moines, in the county of Polk; and the State University at Iowa City, in the county of Johnson.
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