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Thanksgiving First Proclaimed in Iowa in 1847
Des Moines reports a Courier Special Service noting Iowa’s first Thanksgiving proclamation issued by Governor Ansel Briggs on November 1 1847 designating November 25 as the day. The piece recalls the Pilgrims, the Mexican War era and Iowa’s early statehood, with Lincoln era national proclamations and the tradition of prayers, feasting and merriment surrounding the holiday.
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Ansel Briggs
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Abraham Lincoln
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