Emily Mace 5H
A is for
Arrowhead Park
1. It is a park you can camp, gofishing, go boating, hiking, goto the playground.
2. It is located in Nelda, Iowa.
B is for
Butter cow
1. The butter cow startswith wood, metal, wireand steel mesh framemade of pure cream Iowabutter.
3.The butter cow isalways at the IowaState Fair.
2.It is made out ofbutter. It is about5-1/2-ft high and8-ft long.
C is for
corn
1.Corn is Iowa’s greatest resource .
2.Corn is used to make lots ofthings like lube, gas, necklaceand food.
D is for
Doge House
1.The Doge House is a museum you cancame and see. It is in Council Bluffs’ Iowa.
2.In 1869, Dodge built his house on 605Third Street , it has fourteen-room andthree-story high .
3.Gen .Grenville M. Dodge has been called “afamous rail road builder”.
E is for
Eastern Gold finch
1.The Eastern Gold finch isIowa’s state bird and wasadopted in 1933.
2.The Eastern Gold finch iscommonly found in Iowaand stays all year round.
F is for
Field of dreams
1.In 1988, Hollywood built a baseballdiamond for ghost players in an obscureIowa cornfield.
2.It is located in Dyersville, Iowa
G is for
geode
1.The geode is Iowa’sstate rock.
2.Iowa is known world widebecause of the large numberof rare geodes found in thestate.
H is for
Hot Air Balloon
1.The firstballoon flightwas on January 9,1793.
3.Modern hot airballooning wasborn on October22, 1960 whenPaul E. Yostpiloted themaiden flight ofa balloon.
2.The NationalBalloon Museumis in Indianola,Iowa
I is for
Iowa State University
2.Iowa AgriculturalCollege and ModelFarm was officiallyon March 22,1858,by legislature of thestate of Iowa.
1.The formal ofstudents began thefollowing year , and thefirst graduating classof 1872 consisted of 24men and two women.
J is for
Julien Dubuque
1.The first Europeanto settle in Iowa. Hewas born in Canadain 1762.
3.Julien is short whit blackhair and black eyes.
2.He boughtSpanish leadmine.
K is for
Kate Shelly bridge
1.Kate Shelly saved200 people board.The children ofDubuque gave her amedal and the stateof Iowa gave her another one.
2.She was bornSeptember 25, 1865and died January21,1912
L is for
Lake Darling
2.Lake Darling State Parkwas dedicated onSeptember 17, 1950.
3.The park isnamed afterJay Norwood “Ding” Darling.
1.Lake Darling State Park has apicnic shelter, camping cabins,campsites, modem restroom,playground equipment, severaltrails, and a beach with aconcession stand. It also home tovariety of fish
M is for
Mid America Center
1.The Mid AmericaCenter is located inCouncil Bluff, Iowa justfive minutes fromdowntown Omaha,Nebraska.
2.The Mid AmericaCenter is for ice hokeyand arena football andmany other things.
3.It opened onOctober 18,2002
N is for
Neola
1.Neola is a city inPottawattamie County in theOmaha- Council Bluffs meyroarea.
2.The word “ Neola” was given tothe town by the PottawattamieIndians.
O is for
oak tree
1.The oak tree is Iowa’sstate tree.
2.Iowa designated theoak as the official statein 1961.
P is for
Pedestrian Bridge
1.The construction beganin Fall 2006.
2.The bridge officiallyopened September 28,2008- two months ahead ofschedule!!!
3.It is found between CouncilBluffs, Iowa and Omaha,Nebraska.
Q is for
Quaker Oats factory [ Cedar Rapids ]
1.The Quaker Oats factory islocated in Cedar Rapids
2.Quaker Oats was founded in1877.
3.Quaker Oats make OldFashioned oats, Instant oatmeal,chewy granola.
R is for
Red Oak
1.Red Oak is a city locatedalong the East NishnobotnaRiver.
2.Red Oak is located inMontgomery County, Iowa.
S is for
Squirrel Cage Jail
1.It was built in 1885and finished in 1888.
2.The building was used as ajail until 1969.
3.Now it is amuseum.
T is for
Train Museum
2.The Union PacificRailroad Museum is inCouncil Bluff, Iowa, housesone of the oldest corporatecollections in the nation.
1.It includes artifacts,photographs, and documents.
U is for
Underwood
1.Underwood is located inNorwalk Township.
2.The first school wasbuilt in 1863 and soonmore homes were builtnear the school and sawmill.
3.It became know asDownsville. A post officewas established there.
V is for
Villisca axe murder house
1.A weather- beatensign hanging from thedecrepit from porchwarns rather thanwelcomes- It is the “Murder House”.
2.The victims areJosiah B. Moore, SarahMontgomery [Moore],Herman, Katherine,Boyd, Paul, LenaStillinger and, InaStillinger
3.Almost 97 years ago 6 kidsand 2 adults were murderedin their bed. And yet, themurders remained unsloved,the murder unpunished.
W is for
Wild Rose
1.The wild rose isIowa’s state flower.
2.The Iowa Legislaturedesignated the wildrose as the officialstate flower in 1897.
X is for
Xavier High School
1.Xavier Highschool in CedarRapids, Iowa issixth largest andonly catholic highschool in CedarRapids area.Established in1998.
2.The school colors arenavy blue and silver.
Y is for
Yucca plant
1.Its 40-50 species arenotable for their rosettes ofevergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and largeterminal panicles of whiteor whitish flowers.
2.Many species of yucca alsobear edible parts in cludingfruits, seeds, flower,flowering stems.
Z is for
zoo
1.Blank Park zoo is a zooon the south side of DesMoines, Iowa near FortDes Moines.
2.It officially opened onMay 8, 1966
