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About Iowa
Iowa is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the
Union on December 28, 1846. The official name of the state is the
"State of Iowa", and the U.S. Post Office abbreviation
for the state is IA.
The state is named for the Native American Iowa people.
Historical facts
* French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are believed
to be the first Europeans to visit Iowa. They described Iowa as
lush, green, and fertile.
* Iowa has been home to approximately 17 different tribes. Today,
only the Meskwaki tribe, living in Tama County, is left in Iowa.
* The first white settlers officially moved to Iowa in June 1833.
Primarily, they were families from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,
Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia.
* Iowa became the 29th state in the union on December 28, 1846.
* The Chicago and North Western Railway reached Council Bluffs in
1867. Council Bluffs was designated the eastern terminus for the
Union Pacific Railroad. The completion of five major railroads across
Iowa brought major economic changes as well as travel opportunities.
* During the American Civil War, more than 75,000 Iowans participated
in the war, 13,001 of whom died. A small battle fought at Athens,
MO in 1861 resulted in a few shots landing in Croton, Iowa; a raid
into Davis and Van Buren counties by Confederate guerrillas was
stopped by Home Guards in October 1864. Iowa had a higher percentage
of soldiers serve in the Civil War, per capita, than any other state
in the Union, with nearly 60% of eligible males serving.
* The Iowa General Assembly passed a women's suffrage amendment
in 1870.
* Iowa saw a large increase in farming of beef, corn, and pork during
World War I, but farmers saw economic hardships after the war. These
hardships were the result of the removal of war-time farm subsidies.
Total recovery did not happen until the 1940s.
* Iowa had been a large supporter of alcohol prohibition.
* The Farm Crisis of the 1980's saw a major decline of family farms
in Iowa and around the Midwest, and was marked by a sharp drop in
the state's rural population.
* Although Iowa's primary industry is agriculture, it also produces
refrigerators, washing machines, fountain pens, farm implements,
and food products that are shipped around the world.
* Iowa is also a major producer of ethanol.
* Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, was born
in West Branch, Iowa. He is also buried there.
* American film actor John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa in
1907.
* Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, worked
at Davenport, Iowa's radio station, WOC, as a sports announcer for
University of Iowa games in 1932. In 1933 he became the chief sports
announcer for WOC's sister station in Des Moines, WHO.
Climate
Iowa experiences a highly continental climate, with extremes of
both heat and cold being present. The average annual temperature
at Des Moines is 50.0° F (10.0° C); for some locations in
the north the figure is under 45°, while Keokuk, on the Mississippi
River, averages 52.1°. Winters are brisk and snowfall common,
the capital receiving an average of 36.3 inches per season. Spring
ushers in the beginning of the severe weather season, as well as
bringing increased precipitation and warming temperatures. The Iowan
summer is known for heat and humidity, with daytime temperatures
sometimes exceeding 100° F (37.8° C).
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