Summer States No. 29 - Iowa

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to the wacky world of international history! Today we'll be taking a look at the twenty-ninth state of the United States, Iowa. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it!

     Iowa Facts:

• Date of Statehood: December 28, 1846
• Capital: Des Moines
• Population: 3,046,355 (2010)
• Size: 56,273 square miles
• Motto: Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain
• Tree: Oak
• Flower: Wild Rose
• Bird: Eastern Goldfinch

     Fun Facts:

• Iowa is the leading producer in corn for the United States. Farmers harvested 2.3 billion bushels of corn in 2011.
• Iowa is home to the world's largest strawberry.
• Iowa is also home to the oldest water tower still in service.

     Iowa on a map:

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/iowa#section_1

     https://www.50states.com/facts/iowa.htm