01623cam a2200253 4500 388794728 TxAuBib 20090122120000.0 010530s1990||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 90085024 9780942698190 0942698193 TxAuBib Kimball, Donald L, 1933-2005. A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa : 3. Capitals and Constitutions. IA : Trends & Events Publ. Co., 1990. 406 p. : ill. Sesquicentennial History of Iowa, A ; 3 Iowa marches into Statehood in the pages of this exciting Volume Three of "A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa." The new State organizes and reorganizes itself, finally creating the 99 counties. Iowa finds that the capitol in Iowa City is not centrally enough located and moves it to Des Moines. The Sate decides to write a new Constitution and by 1857 that task is completed. In 1851 the entire State was laid out into the 99 counties. The events surrounding the organization of the counties makes for a colorful and exciting history. Struggles for the location of some county seats exhibit a bitterness. yet Iowa's rich soil and the unique character of the people prepare the State for growth and prosperity. Agriculture, industry and commerce thrive. Toward the end of the 1850s problems begin nationally that will affect Iowans and a desperate struggle begins. 20010530. Iowa. Iowa. History. A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa ; 3.