Amana Colonies
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The Amana Colonies is one of America’s longest living Communal Societies. It began in
the year of 1714 . It is by Williamsburg, Iowa and Marengo, Iowa. Sometimes the
Amanas are mistaken for the Amish.
When Chief Black Hawk was very young he became a brave. Black Hawk was a war chief
who led his Sauk tribe to war. Black Hawk went to prison fighting for his land in Iowa, Hew
refused to give up without a fight.
Corn is America’s number one field crop. Corn is used for your breakfast, eggs and soft drinks.
Like Pepsi, Coke and root beer. Corn Flakes are mostly eaten in Iowa because they have so
many corn products in them.
Iowa is about 40% of corn in the U.S.A.
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Dallas Clark was born in June 12, 1979 and he is now 31. He was born in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. He plays for the Indianapolis Colts as a tight end. He used to
play for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but now for the Colts.
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The Eastern Goldfinch is Iowa’s state bird. It became our state bird in 1933. The
Eastern Goldfinch is usually welcome in any yard in the U.S.A. It’s Iowa’s State bird
because its colors are black and yellow.
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Iowa is famous for its fertile soil and its great for growing
crops. Iowa has more than 100,000 farms , so it makes us the
third best state in the U.S.A. Iowa grows the most corn in all,
of the 50 states, because it has such good soil.
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Geode is Greek for earthlike. They are volcanic
rocks. They contain spikey quartz crystals.
Geodes are also called nodules.
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Herbert Hoover was born on August 10, 1874. He died on
October 20, 1963. Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of
the U.S.A. The first lady was Lou Henry.
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Iowa City began in 1837 with the
mesquakie villages. President Martin
Van Buren was the territorial
governor of Iowa City in 1838. Ansel
Briggs was Iowa City’s first governor.
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John Wayne was born in Winterset,
Iowa, His birth name is Marion
Robert Morrison. He was a famous
actor, producer, and director from
Iowa.
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Keokuk is a town in northeastern Iowa where
the Des Moines river and the Mississippi river
meet. The town is named after the Sauk chief
Keokuk.
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Loess Hills are in the western part of Iowa,
they are also on of the states seven major
topographic regions. They have major gullies
that are really deep. Sometimes they find cool
rocks and fossils there too.
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The Mississippi river is Iowa’s most
known river. It is the fourth longest river
that stretches from Minnesota through
Iowa and down to the gulf of Mexico. It is
3,870 miles long at that distance.
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UNI is in Cedar falls, Iowa. UNI is
abbreviated for University of
Northern Iowa. Their domes are
UNIDOME or UNI Dome.
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Oak tree is Iowa’s state tree and has over 60
species. It has been Iowa’s state tree since 1961.
Acorns are what fall from the oak tree. They are
favorites for wild turkeys, squirrels, and
chipmunks.
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Pigs have been around for a long
time. At one time in Iowa there
was over 14 million pigs in Iowa.
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he quail is a small native game bird
that whistles through the spring and
summer. In late March and early April
they begin to breed.
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Ragbrai was started on August 26, 1973. It went
from the twenty sixth to the thirty first. At first
it was a small idea, but it grew to something
huge and unexpected.
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In Iowa there are about 15 types of squirrels and I’m going to only talk about
two. First of all there is the thirteen lined squirrel. They are found in short grass,
golf courses and ditches. There are 15 different types of squirrels but I’ll only
do two. The black squirrel is famous to Council Bluffs, Iowa. They named their
mascot Chipper. They even made coins to represent the black squirrel.
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In 1676, a small group of Ioway
visited a French post in Green
Bay, Wisconsin. The Iowans
traded animal skins for pots and
pans, glass beads for knives and
cloth. The Ioway used to make
everything they needed now they
depend on the Europeans fir
trade.
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Grenville Dodge was a famous and one of the best railroad builders of all time. In his whole
entire life he has built over sixty thousand miles of railroad track. Including the Union Pacific
Railroad which connects the east coast with the west coast.
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James Van Allen is a famous astronomer who was at the University of Iowa. He
studied the stars and discovered some new facts about the layers of air surrounding
our planet.
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In The 1910’s a war started with the major countries. Although the the U.S.A
tried to stayed out. Our troops went out to fight.Evrybody was supporting our
troops.
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Xenia Cemetery is in Xenia, Iowa.Its for an
Iowa, cultural ,and historical features. Its in
Hardin County.
Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801.
He was president for 30 years from 1847 to
1877 and he died August 27,1877.
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Zearing, Iowa is located in the middle of iowa. It is in Story
County. It was founded October 17, 1881. Its pupulation is
962.