Above: Des Moines, Iowa
Did you know that ...
- The Iowa State Bird is the Eastern Goldfinch.
- The Iowa State Flower is the Wild Prairie Rose (rosa pratincola).
- The Iowa State Tree is the Oak (quercus).
You may also be interested to know that ...
- The capital city of Iowa is Des Moines.
- Iowa became a State on December 28, 1846 (29th).
- Iowa's motto is "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain".
- Iowa's nickname is "Hawkeye State" or "Corn State".
- Iowa's State song is "The Song of Iowa".
