CSPAN3 Iowa State Capitol July 20, 2014
History tv on cspan3. The first Capitol Building for the state of iowa would be in iowa city. The state became a state in 1846. The capital was in iowa city. We moved to des moines in 1857. We chose it because of the central location. When we came here in 1857, the building was not built yet. We use the building across the street called the old brick capital. We used it as the City Government well building this building. The capitol was built from 18711886. It was dedicated in 1874 and has been in use since then. This is the highest point in des moines. It is where the glaciers stopped. A crea...