Iowa’s ABC’s

By: Jozie Sudmann

A is for Amish

• In Iowa Amish started in 1632.

• In 1692 the Amish women wore dresses the boys wore dark suits.

B is for Butter Cow

• The Butter Cow has been in the Iowa State Fair since 1911.

• The Butter Cow took 600ilbs of butter to build.

C is for capital building

• It’s located in Des Moines Iowa.• It was built between1871 and 1886.• They built it with 23 karats for the Gold leaf dome of the capital.

Gold Leaf Dome

D is for Dodge House

• In 1869 the Dodge House was built.

• It cost 35,000 dollars.

• General Dodge owned the Victorian home.

E is for Eagle

• It is a symbol of power, strength, and thievery.

• It is only native to North America it’s not found anywhere else.

F is for Fairmount Park

• It was found in 1872.

• Fairmount Park is made of 63 parks.

G is for Gypsum

• Gypsum crystals can be scratched with a fingernail.

• The name of gypsum came from the Greek word ‘burned.’

H is for Herbert Hoover

• Born in Iowa August 10th,1847.

• He was the 31st president.

I is for Iowa State fair

• The first Iowa State Fair started October 1854.• They have a lot of food that’s fried or on a stick.• In 2012 it has becomelarger and longer.

J is for Julian Dubuque

• He was born in 1762 January 10th.

• He led the lead mines.

• He did a lot of things for his people like getting furniture and dug mines.

K is for Kate Shelly Bridge

• It was built in 1912.

• The Kate Shelly Bridge was named after Kate Shelly.

L is for Lake Okoboji

• In 1860 they connected the channel together.

• It’s the one and only glacier made lakes.

M is for Mississippi River

• It travels South 2,530 miles.

• The Mississippi river was formed by glaciers.

N is for Nile Kinnick

• He was born in 1918 July 9th and died in 1943 June 2nd.

• He was doing a training flight for world war 2 when he died.

• The University of Iowa was named after him.

O is for Oak Tree

• Iowa designated Oak Tree as the official state tree in 1961.

• It was chose because of shelter food, nesting, and cover for many animals.

P is for Popcorn Ball

• It was made in April 1995.

• 35 people made it in10 hours. It took 2,225 pounds of popcorn.

• It’s located in Sac City.

Q is for Quaker Oats

• It started in Cedar Rapids Iowa in 1873.

• It’s a cereal in an oatmeal company.

R is for Ricky Stanzey

• He was a quarterback and was ranked 2nd.

• He played for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

S is for State Flag

• Iowa did not have a flag until 1917.

• Dixie Tullis made Iowa’sfirst flag.

T is for Tractor

• In 1892 the first tractor was made by John Froehlich in Clayton County Iowa.

• Now we have John Deere tractors in the 1900s they were built in Waterloo Iowa.

U is for University of Iowa

• It was founded in February25th, 1847.• Worlds first University to have creative

projects in theatre.

V is for Volleyball

• The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan.

• The high school state volleyball is held at U.S. cellular in Ceda rapids.

W is for Wrestling

• The Carver Hawkeye Arena has been the home of Iowa since 1983.

• It is named after Roy J. Carver.

X is for X-rays

• The x-rays were first made in November 8th 1895.

• They were created by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen.

Y is for Yellow smoke State Park

• It was found in Denison Iowa.

• It was built in Paradise Iowa and then relocated to Crawford County Iowa.

Z is for Zoo Blank Park

• On May 17th 1963 it became a zoo and they opened it.

• It was named after Mr.A.H. Blank.

• Some animals they have are lions, giraffes, koalas, kangaroos, and other animals.