She waS a women’S Suffrage leader
who campaigned for the 19th
amendment to the united states
constitution. That gave women their
right to vote. She served as
president of the national American
women suffrage association and
found league of women voters.
The Eastern Goldfinch is Iowa’s, New Jersey’s, and
Washington’s state bird. The male bird is more
popular because of its bright yellow during
breeding season. These birds stay in Iowa
throughout the winter.
The Farm House was
built in the 1860’s. It
was the first building at
Iowa State Agricultural
College. It was built
before the campus was
occupied. The landscape
was bleak and desolated
at the time. They
originally used the Farm
House for agricultural
experimentation.
John Wayne was
born on May
26,1907 in
Winterset, Iowa.
He was in The
Shootist,
Rooster
Cogburn,
Brannigan, and
McQ. He is
famous for his
distinctive voice,
walk, and
height.
Ashton Kutcher is a famous actor. He was
born on February 7, 1978 in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Before he was an actor he modeled.
His original name is Christopher Ashton
Kutcher, but the modeling agency already
had a Christopher, so he used his middle
name. After he was done modeling, he
tried acting. It took him a while to
become an actor, but he practiced a lot
and became wonderful at it.
The Louisiana Purchase
ran through Iowa.
France claimed
Louisiana was their
territory in 1803. The
US paid $11,250,000
plus debts worth
$3,750,000. Thomas
Jefferson decided to
purchase Louisiana
because he felt uneasy
about France owning a
part of the US.
The Mormon Trail is located in Iowa,
Nebraska, Wyoming, and Utah. It was
established in November 10, 1978.
The Mormon Trail is 1,300 miles long.
The trail was used for more than 20
years before it was turned into a
railroad in 1869.
Norman was born on March 25, 1914 in
Cresco, Iowa. He is known for his role
in Green Revolution, helping develop
semi-dwarf, high-yield, diseaseresistant wheat varieties, and as a
founder of the World Food Prize. He
has won the Nobel Peace Prize,
Presidential Medal of Freedom, Public
Welfare Medal, National Medal of
Science, and Congressional Gold Medal.
He died on September 12, 2009 at the
age of 95.
Rock Creek State Park is located near
Kellogg, Iowa. It became a state park in
1952. The park’s size is 1,697
acres. Visitors to the park can fish on its
602 acre lake.
Iowa became a state on December 28,
1846. It got its name from the Iowa people, an
American Indian tribe. Iowa is known as the
“Food Capital of the World.”
During the Civil War slaves left the southern
states to find freedom in Canada. Many blacks
leaving Missouri traveled through Iowa’s
Underground Railroad. If you were caught
helping a runaway, the penalty was 6 months
in jail and $1000 fine.
The Iowa legislature designated the wild rose
as the official state flower in 1897. Wild roses
bloom from June through late summer
throughout Iowa. The rose has been around
for 35 million years and grows naturally
throughout North America.
Yellow River State Forest is located in Harpers
Ferry, Iowa (northeast Iowa). It is home to
many species of wildlife that live in its various
habitats. The red-shouldered hawk, a
threatened and endangered bird, can be seen
in the Yellow River State Park.