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Category Archives: Iowa History
Infrastructure
I talk a lot in this blog about nature, and since I live in the state of Iowa in the United States of America, I thought I would talk about the impact of human infrastructure on nature in Iowa. Some … Continue reading
The History of the Butterfly, Part 139: The Death of General Street
In May of 1840 General Joseph Montfort Street died. General Street had been Indian Agent to the Sacs and Foxes, and by all accounts had looked out for the interests of the Indians. He had a close friendship with Wapello … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 134: The Founding of Agency City
The treaty signed by Poweshiek, Keokuk, and a number of the other chiefs of the Sacs and Foxes required the groups of Meskwaki living near what became Iowa City to relocate within a year. It gave Keokuk’s group of Sac … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 132: “Ross Can Come Back Now.”
The early settlers in the Iowa City area had frequent interactions with the Indians. Sometimes those interactions were positive—shared meals, care for women in childbirth. Sometimes the interactions took on a darker character. Asa Gregg was an early settler who … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 110: Pow-E-Shiek
No comprehensive history of Chief Poweshiek exists. There are a number of historical writings that mention him, however. You may remember that Poweshiek became a chief by default, when a number of the Meskawki leaders were massacred by Sioux warriors … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 109: Rattan is a Verb
The assault on J. B. Grinnell by Lovell Rousseau and his cane happened in June 1866, and may have been sparked by conversations that happened then. However, I would be willing to bet that the event was planned far in … Continue reading
History of the Butterfly, Part 106: Another View
The National Republican was a Washington D.C. newspaper that started operation during Lincoln’s years in office and promoted, not surprisingly, causes aligned with the Republican Party. On the day after Rousseau’s assault on Grinnell, here is what they wrote about … Continue reading
History of the Butterfly, part 105: Grinnell’s Side of the Story
From: Men and Events of Forty Years, J.B. Grinnell, 1891: I never saw a man struck by another with a blow in anger until I was called to in a friendly voice on the porch of the capitol of Washington, … Continue reading
The History of the Butterfly, part 104: Grinnell Gets Rattaned
June 13, 1866 was a pretty momentous day in the United States Congress. On that day, Congress passed the bill that would become the 14th amendment to the Constitution. The 14th amendment is pretty significant. The 13th abolished slavery, but … Continue reading
History of the Butterfly, Part 103: Where are the Oarisma Poweshiek Type Specimens?
Or: What happens to a butterfly in a tornado? Presumably most of the specimens of Oarisma poweshiek (then called Hesperia powesheik) that Henry and Helen Parker collected were deposited in a major museum, specifically the largest museum west of the Mississippi … Continue reading
