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Iowa Facts and Top Attractions:
Iowa Fun Facts:
Nicknames: Hawkeye State
Capitol: Des Moines
Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Song: The Song of Iowa
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose Rosa pratincola
Tree: Oak Northern Red Oak
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Gained Statehood: December 28, 1846
Name Origin: From the American Indian tribe of the same name.
Iowa Visitor and Travel Information:
Iowa ranges from historic frontier forts to cities rich with culture. Enjoy beautiful Mid-west American farms or the Old World charm of Pella and the Amana Colonies. Other popular destinations include the world-famous movie sites of the Field of Dreams and The Bridges of Madison County.
Iowa Tourist Attractions and Points of Interest:
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Herbert Hoover birthplace and library Amana Colonies on the Iowa River Fort Dodge Historical Museum, Fort, and Stockade Iowa State Fair at Des Moines in August Effigy Mounds National Monument Science Center of Iowa State Historical Museum and Archives Botanical Center Des Moines Art Center Jordan House in West Des Moines National Balloon Museum University of Iowa campus Museum of Natural History Medical Museum in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Museum of Amana History Community Church, Communal Kitchen Museum Cooper Shop Museum South Amana Barn Museum in South Amana Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Fort Museum, a replica of the town of Fort Dodge in the 19th century Loose Hills Scenic Byway along the Missouri River | Great River Road along the Mississippi River Ambrose A. Call State Park Backbone State Park Beed's Lake State Park Fort Defiance State Park Pikes Peak State Park Elk Rock State Park Gull Point State Park Lake Manawa State Park Maquoketa Caves State Park Waubonsie State Park Casey Lake Lake Hendricks Lake Delhi Turkey and Upper Iowa Rivers Herbert Hoover National Historical Site Pikes Peak State Park Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead Buffalo Bill Museum/The Lone Star Steamer Blank Park Zoo |
Iowa History:
The first Europeans to visit the area were the French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in 1673. Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase, a deal arranged between President Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte of France that brought a large portion of the continent under the control of the United States. There was heavy fighting between white settlers and Indians. Following the Black Hawk War the Sauk and Fox were forced to make their first land cessions west of the Mississippi. The United States government gave them a small amount of cash, several barrels of salt, and tobacco and some blacksmith services in exchange for the Mississippi Valley lands of modern-day eastern Iowa. The Sauk and Fox tribes were ordered out of the area a year later. Today, the Meskwaki Settlement is an area of land around Tama in central Iowa that's governed and owned by descendants of the two tribes. The area is not a reservation; because it was purchased back from the government in 1856. Early explorers included the famed Lewis and Clark. During the 19th century, Steamboat paddle wheelers traveled the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The steamboat Bertrand sank in the Missouri near what is today the town of Missouri Valley. Its salvaged cargo is now on display at the De Soto National Wildlife Preserve Visitors Center. When Michigan achieved statehood in 1836, Iowa became a part of Wisconsin Territory. In 1838 the Iowa Territory was drawn from an area of Wisconsin Territory west of the Mississippi River. When Iowa became a state in 1846, its capital was Iowa City. In Iowa City, the government seat was established in a grand structure known today as Old Capitol. In 1857 Des Moines became the new capital because it was more centrally located.
Today, Iowa produces about a tenth of the nation's food supply. Iowa's major industries are food and associated products, non-electrical machinery, electrical equipment, printing and publishing, and other fabricated products. Iowa leads the nation in all corn, soybean, and hog products. Other natural resources include: hardwood lumber, cement, limestone, sand, gravel, gypsum, and coal.
Today, Iowa produces about a tenth of the nation's food supply. Iowa's major industries are food and associated products, non-electrical machinery, electrical equipment, printing and publishing, and other fabricated products. Iowa leads the nation in all corn, soybean, and hog products. Other natural resources include: hardwood lumber, cement, limestone, sand, gravel, gypsum, and coal.
Famous Iowa Residents or Natives:
Bix Beiderbecke , Norman Borlaug , William "Buffalo Bill" F. Cody , Johnny Carson , Gardner Cowles, Jr. , Simon Estes , William Frawley , George H. Gallup , Susan Glaspell , Herbert Hoover , MacKinlay Kantor , Charles A. Kettering , Ann Landers , Cloris Leachman , John L. Lewis , Elsa Maxwell , Frederick L. Maytag , Glenn Miller , Kate Mulgrew , Harriet Nelson , Nathan M. Pusey , David Rabe , Harry Reasoner , Donna Reed , Lillian Russell , Robert Schuller , Wallace Stegner , Billy Sunday , James A. Van Allen , Abigail Van Buren , Henry A. Wallace , John Wayne ,Andy Williams , Meredith Willson , Grant Wood
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