Iowa

Welcome to Iowa, The Hawkeye State!!!

Links that have some more facts about Iowa: [|Iowa.com] [|department of Iowa transportation]



__Did you know these facts? Here are some quick, easy ones:__
 * Iowa is known as the Hawkeye state!
 * State bird:Eastern Goldfinch!
 * State Tree:Red Oak!
 * State Flower:Wild Rose!
 * State Insect:Lady Bug!

What's famous for or known for in Iowa: 1. President Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874. Was also our 31st president from 1929 to 1933. 2.In 1673 Louis Joliet and father Jacques founded Iowa while going down the Mississippi river. 3.Iowa's state flag was adopted in 1921. And was designed by Mrs. Dixie Gebhardt.

Climate: State averages 166 full days of sunshine and 199 days of clouds.
 * The record for the lowest temperature in Iowa is -47 degrees celcius

Population: There are 2,926,324 people in Iowa and Iowa is the 30th most populous state in the U.S.A.

Bodies of Water:
 * Cedar River
 * Des Moines River
 * Iowa River
 * Mississippi River
 * Missouri River

Parks/Recreation: Walnut Woods State Park-Des Moines,Iowa Rock Creek State Park-Kellog,Iowa

Honey Creek State Park-Moravia,Iowa Lake of Three Fires State Park-Bedford,Iowa Iowa's Natural Resources:
 * Beef
 * Grain
 * Soil
 * Tobacco
 * Corn
 * Soybeans
 * Hogs

Sports Teams: Northern Iowa Panthers: Cedar Falls Transportation:
 * Iowa Barnstormers-Des Moines
 * Iowa Hawkeyes-Iowa city
 * Iowa State Cyclones-Ames
 * Bus-Greyhound Buses-also takes you to 30 Iowa cities.
 * Train-Trains take you to Creston,Fort Madison,Mount Pleasent,and MORE!!

Industry:
 * Feed and Livestock
 * Farming
 * Aerospace Vehicles
 * Heavy equiptment and Metals.

Education: (colleges,Universities) media type="custom" key="9022908" align="right"


 * The Art Insitute
 * DeVry University
 * ITT Technology Insitute
 * Strayer University

CITATIONS: [|TRAVELIOWA] [|50states] [|enchanted learning\]