223—23.1(303) Purpose.
- 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 Iowans;
- 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.
The society in cooperation with the Iowa department of transportation shall develop a historical markers program for the following purposes: