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Statehood:
December 28, 1846 (29th State)
State Song: "Song of
Iowa
"
State Bird: eastern goldfinch (1933)
State Fossil: Crinoid
State Flower: wild rose (1897)
State Colors: red, white, and blue (in state flag)
State Tree: Oak
State Rock: Geode
State Soil: Tama
State Nickname:
Hawkeye State
State Motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain"
Highest Point: The highest point in
Iowa
is on Sterler Farm, north of Sibley, in
Osceola County
and is 1,670 feet above sea level. The
high point
was officially named Hawkeye Point
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Iowa
is at the
Mississippi
River
; 480 feet above sea level.
Largest cities: Des Moines, 194,163; Cedar Rapids, 123,119; Davenport,
98,845; Sioux City, 83,148; Waterloo, 66,483; Iowa City, 62,887; Council Bluffs,
59,568; Dubuque, 57,798; West Des Moines, 52,768; Ames, 52,263:
Famous Iowans:
Bess Streeter Aldrich author, Cedar Falls
Bix Beiderbecke jazz musician, Davenport
Norman Borlaug plant pathologist, geneticist, Cresco
Donald L. Campbell inventor, Clinton
Wallace Hume Carothers inventor, Burlington
Johnny Carson TV entertainer, Corning
William Buffalo Bill Cody scout, Scott Cty
Gardner Cowles Jr. publisher, Algona
Lee DeForest inventor, Council Bluffs
Simon Estes bass-baritone, Centerville
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Population (Quick Facts):
2,982,085
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19000.html
Official State website:
http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html
State Legislature:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/
Capital of
Iowa
: Des Moines, IA
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/
United States Department of Agriculture:
http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/
Department of Public Safety:
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/
Transportation:
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/sitemap.htm
International
Trades:
http://www.iowalifechanging.com/business/export_assistance.html
Natural Resources:
http://www.iowadnr.com/
Maps for the state of:
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/sitemap.htm
Iowa Job link:
http://das.hre.iowa.gov/state_jobs.html
Tourism and Travel:
http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/visiting.html
Museums:
http://www.museumlink.com/iowa.htm
State Parks:
http://www.iowadnr.com/parks/index.html
Public Library Service:
http://www.publiclibraries.com/iowa.htm
Zip Codes:
http://www.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/IA/A.html
State Newspapers:
http://www.usnpl.com/ianews.php
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