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History of Boone County Iowa

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Iowa Facts:
Tree: oak
Bird: eastern goldfinch
Flower: wild rose
Nickname: Hawkeye State, Corn State
Motto: Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
Area (sq. mi.): 56,290
Capitol: Des Moines
Admitted: 28 Dec 1846




Boone County Facts:

Seat: Boone
Established: 1846
Formed from: Polk


Some Historic Photographers from Boone county IA

  • Birdsell, Albert J
  • Lane, Isaac M
  • O'Donoghue, John B
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Additional Local History Notes:

The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:

BOONE, a county in the W. central part of Iowa, has an area of 576 square miles. It is intersected by the Des Moines river, dividing it into two nearly equal parts. The county has a fertile soil, is well timbered, and contains stone coal. The population is increasing rapidly. Capital, Booneville.





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