Talk:History of Iowa

Honey Tree War

No mention of our glorious war with Missouri (The Honeytree War)?

Nor the James gang's first train robbery?

You left out all the fun stuff!

Eggerst 21:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

post 1950?

This article gives the impression that history stopped in Iowa circa 1950. I've never been there, but I doubt that is the case. The article could do with some recent history. Thryduulf 21:33, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

actually, the corn grows faster now than ever before. (new hybrids or global warming or whatever). Otherwise not much news. Rjensen 21:42, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Civil Rights Advancement

It might be worthwhile to include some info on Iowa's civil rights history, which is surprisingly trailblazing. Especially in light of the recent lawsuit that legalized same-sex marriage there... http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/Public_Information/Iowa_Courts_History/Civil_Rights/ 65.118.100.70 01:50, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Louisiana Purchase?

I'm pretty sure that Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase. It seems odd that it was left off of here - I checked LP on Wiki and it lists Iowa. So I think I will check back in a few days and change it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.12.65.93 (talk) 01:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

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Picture of the day

An 1872 poster for the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, offering land for settlement in Iowa and Nebraska. At this point in their histories, both states were attempting to attract immigrants and increase their populations, a form of boosterism in which the company participated. The railroad offered farmers the chance to purchase land grant parcels on easy credit terms; this poster advertises low prices, with 10 years credit and 6 percent interest. Through such efforts, railroads facilitated and accelerated the peopling and development of the Great Plains.Poster: Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; restoration: Lise Broer

Copyright problem removed

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• @User:IntentionallyDense I fixed the copyright issue, are you able to take the banner down?--ActuallyElite (talk) 01:42, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

GA review

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Nominator: ActuallyElite (talk · contribs) 20:44, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: A.Cython (talk · contribs) 03:41, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Definitely a solid effort and a great work here. Unfortunately, there are a bit too many unsupported statements and partial source information. Thus, I have to quickfail based on WP:GAFAIL#1,3.

• It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include {{cleanup}}, {{POV}}, {{unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{citation needed}}, {{clarify}}, or similar tags (See also {{QF}})
• it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;

I placed 9 citation needed tags; I also placed some page needed, as this is needed for the verification during the GAR. At minimum, every paragraph must end with an inline citation. Moreover, I strongly urge you to provide as much as possible information of sources, e.g., isbn numbers, urls to book info from publisher, etc. Such information is essential for verification and this info is just as page numbers. Such information should be in the article before the GAR is initiated. Once you have provided this information please submit it as GAN. A.Cython(talk) 03:41, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

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Spamlinks

I removed all the spamlinks to Abebooks that were hidden in citation templates. DuncanHill (talk) 19:54, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

GA review

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Nominator: ActuallyElite (talk · contribs) 15:14, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: JammyDodger357 (talk · contribs) 06:20, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I'm Jammy, and I'll be reviewing this article below. I must applaud you for your continuous effort on this article, and your dedication to improving it, and how well you took the previous reviewer's comments. While I will go into more detail below, I am incredibly happy to say that this is a Quick Pass, as it easily meets all 6 criteria. Good articles and above represent only 0.78% of all wikipedia articles, so it is an outstanding achievement to be a major contributor to a successful good article.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

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I noted that this article had quick failed a previous review, and I was greatly happy to see that since then, all of the previous reviewer's comments have been abided by and fixed. This leaves this review in a very good position.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   The whole article is understandable and clear, with a good layout.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   This was the main problem in the previous reviewer's comments, and I am glad to say that this has been much improved. If you were to try and get this article to featured article status, the citation method would have to be consistent but that is not necessary for Good Articles.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   The article goes into depth, but not too much depth, about all reasonable aspects of Iowa's History.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   All of the photos are well-captioned and formatted well.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   Well done on writing an article that passes the GA criteria! I must applaud you for your hard work in making this possible and making this happen. Well Done!

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