Iowa (IA)
Iowa's Web Site Capital City: Des Moines Nickname: Hawkeye State / Corn State Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain Statehood: December 28, 1846 (29th) Origin of State's Name: From the Dakota Indian word "Ayuhwa," meaning "sleepy ones," referring to a tribe living in that area Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo Border States: Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin Land Area: 55,875 sq. mi.; 23rd largest State's Bird: Eastern Goldfinch State's Flower: Wild Prairie Rose State's Tree: Oak State's Song: The Song of Iowa |