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Welcome to The Midwestern Connection - Iowa - Iowa City

Iowa City is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,220, making it the sixth largest city in Iowa. Iowa City is largely a University town. The population nearly doubles during the months when the University of Iowa is in session. It is the county seat of Johnson CountyGR6 and the home of The University of Iowa. Iowa City was the first state capital of Iowa, until the capital was moved to Des Moines in 1857. The Old Capitol building is a major landmark, and stands as a tourist attraction in the middle of the University of Iowa campus. Located nearby are museums such as Iowa Hall and MacBride Hall. The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove, home of the first governor of Iowa are other tourist attractions.

The car-free Pedestrian Mall serves as a gathering place for students and locals, and draws large crowds for its summertime events. One such popular event is the Friday Night Concert Series, which features a free concert series. The most popular attraction in the Ped Mall is the Iowa City night life. Ranked number eight in the country for "party schools" by the Princeton Review, the Ped Mall is home to over a dozen bars, which are packed every night of the week, year round.

The State University of Iowa was founded February 25, 1847, as Iowa's first public institution of higher learning, only 59 days after Iowa became a state. In spite of its original name, it is not to be confused with Iowa State University. In 1855, Iowa became the first public university in the United States to admit men and women on an equal basis. Additionally, the University was the world's first university to accept creative work in theater, writing, music and art on an equal basis with academic research. The University was one of the first institutions in America to grant a law degree to a woman (Mary B. Hickey Wilkinson, 1873), to grant a law degree to an African American (G. Alexander Clark, 1879), and to put an African American on a varsity athletic squad (Carleton “Kinney” Holbrook, 1896)[1]. The university offered its first doctoral degree in 1898.

Source: Wikipedia