The following events occurred in Iowa in the year 1849.
Incumbents
State government
Governor: Ansel Briggs (D)
Events
Sac and Fox Native Americans were forced to leave their lands in Tama and Benton counties. July - Des Moines First Newspaper, The Iowa Star, now known as the Des Moines Register, becomes Des Moines first newspaper.
See also
1849 in the United States
References