Thursday Thirteen #11

We took a couple weeks off of doing Thursday Thirteen. We're back this week! We thought we'd teach you all a little about Iowah! (there isn't really an "H" on the end, but lots of people pronounce it that way!)

1. The three of us (and even the MTLH) have only lived in Iowah. Nowhere else!


2. Iowah is known as "The Hawkeye State", although at our house, it's more of a Cyclone State (Iowah State Cyclones!)


3. The official bird of Iowah is the goldfinch.


4. The official state tree is the Oak.


5. The state flower is the wild rose.


6. The capital of Iowah is Des Moines. (It's sorta pronounced DUH MOIN).


7. Iowah was the 29th US State. It became a state on 28 December. 1846.


8. Iowah is the 30th most populous state in the USA.


9. As of 2000, the population in our state was 2,926,324.


10. The state motto is "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain".


11. The abbreviation for Iowah is IA, not IW or IO like some people think.


12. Major Industries - agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs, pigs), food manufacturing, and insurance.


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**Also, we are not known for growing potaotes. That is IDAHO. The MTLH used to get asked that a lot when she talked on the phone for her jobbie.