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IOWA Iowa By daquintis. e. IOWA My state is Iowa. The state capital is Des Moines. The largest city is Des Moines as well. The major cities in Iowa are: Mason city, Iowa city, and Sioux city. The population in the state of Iowa is


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IOWA

Iowa By daquintis. e.

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IOWA

My state is Iowa. The state capital is Des

  • Moines. The largest city is Des Moines as
  • well. The major cities in Iowa are: Mason

city, Iowa city, and Sioux city. The population in the state of Iowa is 3,046,355. There are 99 counties in the state of Iowa. The state surrounding Iowa are: Illinois,Nebraska,Minnesota,Missouri,south Dakota,and Wisconsin.

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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Now I'm going to tell you about Physical

  • Description. The area of Iowa stretches 56,276

square miles. There are four largest rivers in Iowa they are the Mississippi,the Des Moines,the cedar, and the Iowa rivers. The largest lakes in Iowa are Red lake and Rock

  • lake. Hawkeye point Reaches 1,670-feet in the
  • sky. There are three state parks in the state of
  • Iowa. They are Ledges state park,Pilot Knob

state park,and Wisconsin state park.

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SYMBOLS AND EMBLEMS

Now I'm going to tell you about State Symbols And EmblemsThe state name came from an Indian word for" one who puts to sleep"

  • r" beautiful land".The flag come from Iowa's
  • fficial flag was adopted in 1921.The flag was

designed by Mrs.DixieThe state nickname is Hawkeye and the state Bird is the Eastern

  • Goldfinch. The state Fossil is Crinoid and the

state Rock is the Geode. The state Flower is the Wild Rose in the state Tree is the Oak tree.

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HISTORY

Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846 there are three important facts in my

  • history. Iowa was once home to prehistoric

Indians who became known mound

  • builders. Early explorers found both

woodland and plains Indians living throughout what is now Iowa.In 1993, much Iowa farmland and many cities were devastated by the great flood.

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JOBS AND RESOURCES

Iowa has several Jobs and Resources many jobs are in agriculture ( corn, soy beans, hogs manufacturing, and insurance.

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FAMOUS PEOPLE

Black Hawk was a Sauk Indian chief William Frederick " Buffalo Bill" Cody Frontiersman was a

  • Showmen. John Wayne was

actor.

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PLACES TO VISIT

Now I'm going to tell u about places that make my state famous.The following things made this state

  • famous. Iowa's many lakes and streams offer

vacationers fine boating, fishing,and swimming. In the fall Hunters seek a Variety of animals. The Iowa state fair is one the most important annual events Iowa. Amana colonies seven German Village located southeast of Cedar Rapids have interesting museums and restaurants.

Iowa has several Jobs and