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  State/Province : Latitude: 42.0002806, Longitude: -93.5002806 
 
 
 
 
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 Iowa, United States Timeline |  
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| 1846 | |  | 4 Feb: 
Brigham Young and 3000 Mormons leave Nauvoo, Illinois on the first leg of their journey, heading for Utah.PBS NPS | 
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| 1847 | |  | 5 Apr: 
Brigham Young leads the first Mormon wagon train bound for Utah on the final leg of their journey.Utah NPS | 
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| 1913 | |  | 31 Oct: 
The first transcontinental highway, the Lincoln Highway, is dedicated.DOT ILH | 
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| 1959 | |  | 3 Feb: 
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and their pilot, Roger Peterson, are killed in a plane crash in an Iowa corn field.RollingStone VN | 
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