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Iowa (State)

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Inhabited by prehistoric Mound Builders; Iowa, Sac, Fox, Sioux and others were here when French arrived in 17th cen.; part of Louisiana Purchase of 1803; settlers displaced Amerindians by mid-19th cen.; fought for Union & aided escaping slaves in Civil War.

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