Photo by Brie Cohen

This display at the Freeborn County Historical Museum has several items closely associated with Albert Miller Lea. One is his bust carved out of wood. Another is a map showing the route of the U.S. Army Dragoons on their 1835 exploring trip across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. And on the cathedral chair highlighted by the arrow is a copy of the small booklet written by Lea which is credited with giving the state of Iowa its name.