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Interesting Data About Iowa

- Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry.
- The state's smallest city park is situated in the middle of the road in Hiteman.
- Scranton is home to Iowa's oldest water tower still in service.
- Dubuque is the state's oldest city.
- Crystal Lake is home to a statue of the world's largest bullhead fish.
- Rathbun Dam and Reservoir is the largest body of water in the state.
- Spirit Lake is the largest glacier-made lake in the state.



- West Okoboji is the deepest natural lake in the state. Its depth is 136 feet.
- Imes Bridge is the oldest of Madison County's six bridges.
- Iowa's longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock.
- Elk Horn in the largest Danish settlement in the United States.
- At 16 miles, East Okoboji is the longest natural lake in the state.
- Kalona is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.
- The state's lowest elevation point (at 480 feet) is in Lee County.
- The Holliwell Bridge is the longest bridge in Madison County.
- Francis Drake was 66 years old at his inauguration and Iowa's oldest governor.
- Iowa's oldest continually running theater is in Story City.
- The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art houses the largest collection of Grant Wood artwork.
- Fenlon Place Elevator in Dubuque is the world's steepest and shortest railway.
- Wright County has the highest percentage of grade-A topsoil in the nation.
- Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.
- The Saint Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville is the only basilica in the United States situated outside a major metropolitan area.
- Clarion is the only county seat in the exact center of the county.
- Dubuque is home to the only county courthouse with a gold dome.
- Cornell College is the only school in the nation to have its entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Iowa State Trivia
Capital City:
Des Moines
Area: 56,276 sq.mi.
Land: 55,875 sq.mi.
Water: 401 sq.mi.
Area Codes: 319-515-563-641
-712
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose
Highest Point: 1670 feet
Lowest Point: 480 feet below Sea level
Soil: Iowa Tama
Tree: Northern Red Oak
Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Ames, Cedar Falls
Nickname: Hawkeye State
Population: 2,926,324
Economy:
Agriculture:
Hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, cattle, dairy products
Industry: Food processing, machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, printing and publishing, primary metals


Iowa State Flag

Having three vertical stripes blue, white and red the Iowa flag resembles the flag of France. On the white stripe is a bald eagle carrying a blue streamer in its beak. The state motto " Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is written on the streamer. The name of the state is emblazoned in red letters. Flag adopted 1921

 
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