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May 27, 2021 – The Iowa City Downtown Historic District is designated on the National Register of Historic Places.
Under U.S. law, when a new Territory was established in the west, that territorial government was allowed to choose a full section of land – one square mile or 640 acres – to establish its capital. In May 1839 – Chauncey Swan and his companions staked out an uncharted piece of wilderness located on the Iowa River – legally called Section 10 – Township 79 North, Range 6 – West 5th Principal Meridian in Johnson County. By July 4, 1839, that piece of land – one square mile – had been surveyed by Thomas Cox and John Frierson, and drawn out by Leander (L.) Judson. Iowa City was born!
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