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Home of the Largest strawberry is Strawberry Point. The oldest water tower in
Iowa is in Scranton. The state’s
oldest city is Dubuque. The largest
glacier-made lake in the state is Spirit Lake. The largest Danish settlement in
the United States is in Elk Horn. The largest natural Lake
in Iowa is East Okoboji. Iowa’s only town on an island
is Sabula. Largest Cities: Des Moines,
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, and Waterloo-Border States: Illinois,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin. Capital City:
Des Moines-Statehood: December 28,
1846 (29th)-Population: 2,872,000 Nickname: Hawkeye State Corn State-Motto: Our liberties we prize
and our
rights we will maintain. Origin of State Name: From the Dakota Indian word "Ayuhwa,"
meaning
"sleepy ones,"
referring to a tribe living in that area-Counties: 99-Largest
Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux
City,
Waterloo-Border States: Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin-Land Area: 55,965 sq.mi.;
25th largest Highest Point: Osceola County, 1,670 ft.-Lowest
Point: Mississippi River, 480 ft.-State Bird: Eastern
Goldfinch-State Flower: Wild Prairie Rose (rosa pratincola)-State Tree: Oak
(quercus) State Song: The Song
of Iowa-State
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