These are the highlights of chapter 11 of Vol 1 - History of Iowa. Please go to the Iowa History Site to read the chapter. CHAPTER XI Exploring Expedition of Zebulon M. Pike in 1805 - Examines the Eastern Boundary of Iowa - Conference with Julien Dubuque - Site Selected for a Fort - Explores the Upper Mississippi Valley - Missionaries and Fur Traders - Benton's Opinion of the Prairies in 1819 - First Newspaper West of the Mississippi River - The Burr Conspiracy of 1806 - First Fort on Iowa Soil - Encroachment on Indian Lands - Fort Attacked by Sacs and Foxes and Destroyed - Fort Armstrong Established on Rock Island in 1816 - Rock Island Becomes a Government Reservation - Arsenal Established on the Island................................................. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)