By; Jami Marsh
A is for Albert the Bull
1.Albert the Bull has been standing on the side of the roadAudubon Iowa ever since 1964.
2.Albert the Bull represents the nations beef industry.
B is For Bob Feller
1.Bob Feller played in major league baseball andwas inducted into the hall of fame.
2.Bob Feller played for the Cleveland Indiansand he pitched the fastest ball in history and itwent 107 MPH.
C is for corn
1.Corn is Iowa's number 1 crop.
2.Corn can be anyone'snumber one crop butIowa is known for it.
D is for Des Moines
Des Moines was founded in 1843 andincorporated as a city in 1851.
Des Moines is the capital of Iowa.
E is for Eastern Goldfinch
Iowa designated the eastern goldfinch asthe official state bird in 1933.
Also called American goldfinch or wildcanary also called American goldfinch orwild canary, the eastern goldfinch is foundthroughout Iowa and often stays throughthe winter months.
F is for flag
1.Iowa was almost 75 years old when our state flag wasadopted.On the flag the eagle is biting on to a banner that says ourIowa motto; our liberties we prize and our rights we willmaintain.
G is for geode
The Geode was designated the official rockof Iowa in 1967 to promote tourism in thestate.
The Latin word "geodes" means earthlike,and geodes are shaped like the earth witha hard outer shell that when cut reveals acore of sparkling mineral crystals (usuallyquartz and calcite).
H is for Hawkeye state
Iowa is called The Hawkeye State as atribute to chief Black Hawk, leader of theSauk Indians (relocated to Iowa afterunsuccessful fighting of settlers).
Also called The Corn State (90 percent ofthe land in Iowa is devoted to agriculture).
I is for Iowa State Fair
The first Iowa State Fair was staged inFairfield October 25–27, 1854, with abudget of $323.
The Fair was held again in Fairfield in 1855,but for the next several years, the Fairmoved from town to town, remaining mostlyin eastern Iowa .
J is for John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison (born MarionRobert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June11, 1979), better known by his stage nameJohn Wayne,
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa but hisfamily relocated to the greater Los Angelesarea when he was four years of age.
K is for Keokuk
. The city is named after the Sauk chiefKeokuk, who is thought to be buried inRand Park.
Keokuk, along with the city of Fort Madisonis a principal city of the Fort Madison–Keokuk Metropolitan Statistical Area, whichincludes all of Lee County, Iowa and ClarkCounty Missouri.
L is for Lee county
Unlike most counties nationwide (includingall other counties in Iowa), Lee has twocounty seats— Fort Madison and Keokuk.
The latter was established in 1847 whendisagreements led to a second courtjurisdiction.
M is for Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest riversystem in North America.
The Mississippi River separates the state ofNebraska and the state of Iowa.
N is for Neola
As of the census of 2000, there were 845people.
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The median income for a household in thecity was $47,500, and the median incomefor a family was $49,632.
O is for Oak Tree
The Oak Tree is Iowa's state tree.
Iowa designated the oak as the officialstate tree in 1961.
P is for Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County is a county locatedin the U.S. state of Iowa.
The population was 93,158 in the 2010census, an increase from 87,704 in the2000 census.
Q is for Quakers
The Quakers refused the law.
The Quakers dressed different than everybody else.
R is for Robert Lucus
Robert Lucus was the first governor of Iowa.
He only got paid 23.37 cents a half a month.
S is for Steamboats
A steamboat or steamship, sometimescalled a steamer, is a ship in which theprimary method of propulsion is steampower, typically driving propellers orpaddlewheels.
Steamboats usually traveled through Iowa.
T is for Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural productprocessed from the leaves of plants in thegenus Nicotine.
Tobacco was originally found in Iowa.
U is for Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific railroad originally started in Iowa.
The Union Pacific runs all through the United States.
V is for Villisca Axe Murder
The Villisca Axe Murders occurred inJune 1912 in the southwestern Iowa townof Villisca.
All eight victims , including six childrensevere head wounds all from an axe.
W is for Wild Rose
The wild rose was adopted as the stateflower of Iowa in 1897.
Wild roses bloom from June through latesummer throughout Iowa the petals comein varying shades of pink, with yellowstamens decorating the flower's center.
X is for X-ray
The x-ray was accidently discovered in Iowa.
The x-ray was discovered by a German man.
Y is for Yale
Yale is a city in Guthrie County, Iowa,United States.
he population was 246 in the 2010 census,a decline from 287 in 2000 census.
Z is for Blank Park Zoo
Blank Park Zoo is a zoo on the south sideof Des Moines, Iowa near Fort DesMoines.
It is one of Iowa's biggest zoos.
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