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Dec 5, 2019

Jordan and Jeremy discuss the Honey War, the civil war between the state of Missouri and the territory of Iowa, all because a surveyor got a little sloppy while determining the border between the two.

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Sources:

“The Honey War” by Craig Hill

“One Sloppy Land Surveyor Almost Caused a War Between Missouri and Iowa” by Sarah Laskow

“What Are The Differences Between True North, Grid North, and Magnetic North?” by John Miaschi

“The History of Missouri” by David D. March

“The Honey War” by Erik McKinley Erickson

“Iowa Through Time” by Cyrenus Cole

“The Heritage of Missouri: A History” by Duane Meyer

“A New History of Missouri” by Frederick Arthur Culmer

“Iowa Inside Out” by Herbert V. Hake