January 13, 1841.

Iowa City’s First Schools.

January 13, 1841 – The Iowa Office of Superintendent of Public Education is created.

A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 9

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