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IOWA It became a state on December 28,1846. It was the 29 th state to enter the Union. Ranee Fellhoelte r
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Iowa. It became a state on December 28,1846. It was the 29 th state to enter the Union. Ranee Fellhoelter. State Symbols. State Flower : Wild Rose State Bird : Eastern Goldfinch State Motto : “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.” State Nickname : Hawkeye State - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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IOWA
It became a state on December 28,1846.
It was the 29th state to enter the Union.
Ranee Fellhoelter
STATE SYMBOLS
State Flower : Wild Rose
State Bird : Eastern Goldfinch
State Motto : “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.”
State Nickname : Hawkeye State
State Flag :
Natural Resources
Trees
Soil
NATURAL RESOURCES PRODUCTS
Products
Fruit
Soybeans
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
The State Capitol was built between 1871 and 1886.
The Lost Island Waterpark is the largest waterpark in Iowa.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Herbert Hoover : U.S. President from West Branch
Donald L. Campbell: inventor from Clinton
Simon Estes: Opera singer from Centerville
INTERESTING FACTS
Cristal Lake is home to the world’s largest statue of a bullhead fish.
Spirit Lake is the largest glacier made lake in the state.
Strawberry Point is the home to the world’s largest strawberry.
The state’s smallest city park is situated in the middle of the road in Hiteman.
Scraton is home to Iowa’s oldest water tower still in service.
REFERENCES
www.50states.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
Ainsley, Dr. W. Frank, et al, (1995), Comparing Regions, New Jersey, Silver Burdett Gin
