September 5, 1839 – Editor James G. Edwards publishes an editorial in his Burlington Hawk-Eye newspaper promoting the name Hawk-Eye for those living in Iowa.
In his editorial, Edwards ponders…
“If a division of the territory is effected, we propose that the Iowans take the cognomen of Hawk-eyes. Our etymology can then be more definitely traced than can that of the Wolverines, Suckers, Gophers, etc., and we shall rescue from oblivion a memento, at least, of the name of the old chief. Who seconds the motion?“
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