Tag: Robert Lucas

  • Discover the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Land Surveyor

    Discover the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Land Surveyor at Plum Grove Historic Home What do George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Robert Lucas, First Governor of the Iowa Territory all have in common? They all served as land surveyors. As Iowa was being settled in the mid-1800s, the role of the land surveyor…