Iowa ABC

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Iowa ABCS
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A is for Ann Landers
Ann Landers was raised in Sioux City. She had a
newspaper column.
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B is for Barnum Circus
Barnum Circus lived in McGregor. He owned a
circus.
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C is for Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman grew up in Des Moines. She won
eight primetime Emmy awards.
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Donna Reed s hometown was Denison. She was
born on January 27, 1921.
D is for Donna Reed
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Everly Brothers home town was Shenandoah. They
were best known for steel-string guitar.
E is for Everly Brothers
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Fred Grandy was born in Sioux city. He was the
lead character in the TV. Show, Love Boat.
F is for Fred Grandy
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Glen Miller served in the Air-Force. He was born
in Clarinda.
G is for Glenn Miller
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Herbert Hoover was the thirty-first president of
the U.S.A. He served as president from 1929 to
1933.
H is for Herbert Hoover
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The Ioway people had their own language. There
are two Ioway tribes today.
I is for Ioway
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J.V. Atanasff was a Professor at I.S.U.. (Iowa
State University ) that invented the first
digital computer. He was born on October 4,
1903.
J is for J.V. Atanasoff
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Chief Keokucks nickname was Watchful Fox. He
was Chief of Sauk or Sac tribe.
K is for Chief Keokuk
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Leon Bix played the cornet and the piano. He died
of alcoholism.
L is for Leon Bix
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Mamie Eisenhower was born in Boone. She was born
on November 14, 1896.
M is for Mamie Eisenhower
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Nishnabotana River is a tributary of the Missouri
River. It goes down aprox. 112 miles.
N is for Nishnabotana River
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Outdoors of Iowa. It has small and big towns. It
also has farms.
O is for Outdoors of Iowa
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Pheasants are highly populated. The average
rooster weighs 3.5 to 4.0 pounds.
P is for Pheasants
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Deer are popular to hunt. But yet they get hit by
cars on the highway a lot.
Q is for Quantity of deer
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Roger Williams grew up in Des Moines. He was born
in 1924.
R is for Roger Williams
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There are 526 creeks in Silver Creek. Broken
Kettle Creek is in Plymouth County.
S is for Silver Creek
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There are snapping turtles in Iowa. There is also
Turtle Island.
T is for Turtles
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Underwood has three schools. In fifth grade
there are 75 students.
U is for Underwood
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Iowa has vast scenery. From farms to Lake Manawa.
We also have small forests.
V is for Vast Scenery
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Meredith Willson was born in Mason City. She made
the song The Music Man.
W is for Meredith Willson
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Xenia was a city in Iowa. The oldest stone is
from Feb. 1853.
X is for the Xenia Cemetery
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Iowa is the tall Corn State. We also grow
soybeans.
Y is for Yellow corn
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We also grow zucchini. It is related to the
cucumber.
Z is for Zucchini