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Important State Facts

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State Capital

Des Moines

State Flag

Established 1921

State Seal

Established 1847

State Motto

Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain (1847)

State Nickname

"The Hawkeye State" (1838)

State Song

"The Song of Iowa" (1911)

State Bird

American Goldfinch (1933)

State Insect

Honey Bee (1975)

State Fossil

Crinoid (sea lily) (2023)

State Flower

Wild Rose (1897)

State Tree

Oak (1961)

State Rock

Geode (1967)

State Soil

Tama Soil Series (1997)

State Folk Dance

Square Dance (1998)

State Quarter Design

Iowa State Quarter

State Ballad

"Iowa" by Donald Swartz (2024)

State Children's Book

"The Little Engine That Could" (2024)