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The Old Capitol

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This building, the last Capitol of Iowa Territory, became the first Capitol of the State of Iowa on December 28, 1846, and was given to the University by an Act of the First General Assembly signed by Governor Ansel Briggs on February 25, 1847.
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Iowa City, Iowa · United States

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