Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 223 - Historical Division
Chapter 23 - Historical Markers Program
Rule 223-23.1 - Purpose
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
The society in cooperation with the Iowa department of transportation shall develop a historical markers program for the following purposes:
1. Identifying and locating, for the purpose of preservation of information or artifacts, those sites and topics deemed to be significant in Iowa history;
2. Educating the public about significant people, places, and things in Iowa history and thereby developing a public sense of the importance of Iowa history;
3. Encouraging the public to preserve the state's history and develop a sense of identity as lowans;
4. Enhancing the tourism potential of Iowa by encouraging visitors to investigate the state's history; and
5. Uniting people from various regions of Iowa through improving information concerning other regions of the state.
