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DISCOVERING HISTORIC IOWA TRANSPORTATION MILESTONES

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U.S. 30 was the first paved __________________ highway.Transcontinental
Lewis and Clark explored this riverMissouri
This female aviator lived for a time in Des Moines and later mysteriously disappeared during an around-the-world flight.Earhart
Denison native who captured the long-distance record of flying from New York to Berlin.Chamberlain
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was signed by this President and created a national system of interstate and defense highways.Eisenhower
Iowa’s first state capitol was located in this city.Burlington
In 1673, Iowa was claimed by Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet for the country of ___________.France
The _________ brothers designed and built their first car, the Marvel, in Des Moines.Duesenberg
The first electric streetcars went into service in this city on December 20, 1888.Des Moines
From 1846 to 1869 this trail went from Nauvoo, Illinois, through Iowa to Salt Lake City, Utah.Mormon
The first mile of portland cement concrete highway began west of this city.Mason City
This Civil War general and citizen of Council Bluffs supervised the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.Dodge
Name the city at the junction of U.S. 30 and 12. U.S. 65.Colo
Name the numeral that correctly completes both dates in the following sentence: Iowa’s first segment of interstate was opened in 19_8, and the last segment was completed in 198_.five
Name the city at mile marker 34 on Interstate 80.Shelby


Teacher
Glidden-Ralston
Glidden, IA

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