Iowa: The Hawkeye State

• Capital: Des Moines
• Major Cities:
  • Sioux City
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Davenport
  • Waterloo
• Major Geographical Features
  • Missouri River
  • Big Sioux River
  • Des Moines River
  • Mississippi River
  • Great Plains
  • Northwest Iowa Plains
  • Southern Drift Plains
  • Des Moines Lobe
  • Paleozoic Plateau
• National Parks: none
• 1803: Present-day Iowa acquired in the Louisiana Purchase
• 1833: 1st settlement in Dubuque
• 1846: Iowa becomes the 29th state
• Name Meaning: "The Beautiful Land" in the language of the Iowa Indians
• Motto: "Our liberties we price and our rights we maintain"
• The red delicious apple was developed in East Peru, Iowa
• Capitol building dome is covered in 23 karat gold leaf
• 92% of Iowa is farm land
• Industries
  • Corn
  • Hogs
  • Soybeans
• Famous People
  • Buffalo Bill
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Johnny Carson
  • Zach Johnson
  • Lolo Jones
  • Ashton Kutcher