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Iowa was the
fourth State formed from the Louisiana purchase and was first
settled by a French Canadian named Dubuque, who a 1788 formed a
small settlement at where is now located the prosperous city of
Dubuque. The name is from the Indian signing "The Drowsy Ones."
From 1832 until the close of the Black Hawk war, the population
increased with wonderful apidity. The State has an area of
56,025 square miles, its extreme breadth being 300 miles and its
length 210. It is noted for its rich, productive soil, and is in
the main an agricultural state, having an intelligent and
progressive population. It was admitted into the Union in 1846,
and has ever been a staunch supporter of the Constitution.
Population 1,911,896.
Since the issuance of our preceding
edition there has been the usual number of newspaper changes in
this and other States mentioned in this work. The several
industries throughout the State have largely increased, and in
every branch and direction show unusual prosperity.
We give a brief description in the
following pages of the several counties, with a tabulated list
of the newspapers published in each.
By County
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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