by. Caleb Davis ISU was the first college to have a land- grant university. ISU was first opened in 1879!

Iowa ABCs

by. Caleb DavisIowa ABCs

ISU was the first college to have a land-grant university.ISU was first opened in 1879! A is for Ames

B is for Black squirrelsblack squirrels are natural gardeners of the animal world, they have helped populate trees in Iowa.

They will adapt to the surroundings in Iowa that is good because Iowa is unpredictable

C is for CowsIn Iowa a 1,000 pound calf will produce 4 tons of manure in one year.

We use cows for beef, steak and also milk.

E is for Eastern Gold FinchThe Eastern Gold Finch is Iowa's states bird.

A male Eastern Gold Finch is brighter than a female.

D is for Des MoinesDes Moines was named after the Des Moines river.

Des Moines is the capital of Iowa.

F is for Field of dreamsField of dreams is a corn field in Iowa.

It is also a movie about baseball called a Field of dreams witch was filmed at a place called Field of dreams.

A Geode is all most always lined with crystals.

They are located in the southeastern part f Iowa.G is for Geode.

H is for Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover was the 31st president, he was born in West Branch .

Herbert Hoover was the fattest president he had a custom bathtub made for him.

The Ioway tribe was the first tribe to be none in Iowa.Iowa was named after the Ioway tribe.is for Ioway tribe

John Wayne was the most famous western film maker.

He was born in Iowa that is why he is important to Iowa.J is for John Wayne

It was the first bridge to be named after someone.It is a railroad bridge located in the Midwestern part of Iowa .K is for Kate Shelly bridge

Living History farms is a 500 acre open air museum .

They have 3 different farms one is from the 1850s the other is from the 1700s the last one is from the 1900szxL is for living history farms

It separates Nebraska from Iowa.It was used to transport goods .M is for the Missouri river

It was named Newton because it was a new town and the were 70 tons of coal hauled out from Newton a day!

Newton had the first washing machine. { Maintain company} N is for Newton

There are over 600species exist.

The Oak tree is Iowa's state tree . It is the state tree because it is found all over Iowa.O is for the Oak tree

This popcorn ball is 22 feet tall!

The popcorn ball weighed 2,252 pounds it was made Sac City.P is for Popcorn balls

It was first started in Cedar Rapids in 1873.

John and Robert Stuart { father and son} and George Douglas {Johns cousin } started the company.Q is for Quaker Oats

It is a bike ride across Iowa.

The length of the rout averages 472 mile

Ragbrai register annual great bike ride across Iowa. R is for Ragbrai

Snake alley i9s located in Burlington Iowa.

It is made out of limestone and blue clay bricks.S is for Snake alley

They are world champs wrestling twins.

They were born in Iowa.T is for Trent and Travis

Underwood was started in 1845.

It was named after a train conductor.U is for Underwood

Six children were killed.

There neighbor discovered it.V is for Villisca axe murder

It is Iowas state bird.

It is a pinkish reddish color .W is for Wild Rose

Its the 6th biggest High school in Iowa.

It is located in clear Rapids Iowa.X is for Xavier high school

It is established in 1933 by the civilian conservation corp with land at the mouth the Yellow River.

It has many hiking trails.Y is for Yellow River state park.Zearing was first found on October 17 1888.

Zearing was named after Willam ZearingZ is for Zearing