State of Iowa

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State of Iowa

• Created by Jessica

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• History of Iowa
• State facts
• Climate / Weather
• Economy of Iowa
• Famous Iowans
• Land of Iowa
• Important landmarks
• Ending

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Introduction/Location
The state of Iowa is located in the Midwest. It
is called The Hawkeye state and The Corn
state. The Mississippi River is to the East and
the Missouri is to the West. To the North is
Minnesota and Missouri is to the South.
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History of Iowa

• Native Americans- Mound Builders
• French explorers-claimed the land
• 1803 the United States bought it from France
• Called it Louisiana Purchase
• Settlers came
• December 28, 1846, Iowa became a state
• Farming was important
• Great Depression- 1929 - 1939 - lost jobs
• People moved to the city
• New Business came to the cities

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State Facts

• Capital-Des Moines
• Bird-Golden Finch
• Flower-Wild Rose
• Population-2,926,324
• Major Rivers-Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
• Governor-Tom Vilsack
• Rock-Geode
• Tree-Oak
• Major Cities-Des Moines, Cedar Rapids,and
  Davenport
• Motto-Our liberties we prize and our rights we
  will maintain.

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Climate/Weather of Iowa

• Warm wet summers
• About 21 inches of rain
• January often drop below 20 degrees
• Summer is often 100 degrees
• Tornadoes
• Some droughts
• About 3 feet of snow

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Economy of Iowa

• Agriculture - Hogs, corn, soy beans, oats,
  cattle, dairy products
• Manufacturing - Food processing, machinery,
  electric equipment
• Mining - Lime stone, sand, and gravel

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Famous Iowans

• Herbert Hoover - 31st president 1929-1933 West
  Branch
• David Rabe - play writer Dubuque
• Grant Wood - painter Anamosa
• Glen Miller - bandleader Clarinda
• John Wayne - actor Winterset

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Land of Iowa

• No mountains
• High bluffs
• Rolling hills
• Flat land
• Prairie grass
• Lakes and rivers
• Rocky

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Important Landmarks

• Amana Colonies - seven villages located southwest
  of Cedar Rapids
• Dodge House - in Council Bluffs. Is the restored
  house of railroad worker, Grenville M. Dodge
• Effigy Mounds - has earthen mounds built by
  prehistoric Indians
• Herbert Hoovers birthplace - in West Branch
  honors the 31st president
• Living History Farms - is a huge open air museum
  that depicts agriculture life in Iowa from
  pioneers days to the present

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Ending
Come and visit the state of Iowa. You can visit
Herbert Hoovers birth place. You can also go
boating on the Missouri or Mississippi River.
Hope to see you soon!