Iowa

Map of Iowa

Locator Map of Iowa

Animal: None
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Flag of Iowa
Flower:Wild Prairie Rose
Motto: "Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain "
Nicknames: (most used) Hawkeye State
Song: "Song of Iowa"
State Seal
Tree: Oak

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