State: Iowa
Capital: Des Moines
Entered the Union: Dec 28, 1846 (29th state)
Facts: The word Iowa is derived from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the beautiful land”. Part of The Louisiana purchase. Winnebago's are manufactured in Winnebago County.
Capital: Des Moines
Entered the Union: Dec 28, 1846 (29th state)
Facts: The word Iowa is derived from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the beautiful land”. Part of The Louisiana purchase. Winnebago's are manufactured in Winnebago County.
They say all there is to see in Iowa is corn which isn't true but they are the nations number one producer of corn and soybeans. You can visit the home that was used in the famous painting American Gothic.
Birthplace of John Wayne and Johnny Carson
The Capitol building:
Dome:
These are all mosaic pieces
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Spiral staircase in the library
Collection of dolls in the likeness of the first ladies wearing their inaugural dress.
Squirrel Cage Jail Cell - It is a wedge shape with toilet at the end of the wedge.
A Squirrel cage jail is on a crank rotation. If a prisoner needed to leave the cell the whole system had to be rotated to where the open bars are. problem - people would put their arm through the bars to break it and get sent up to the hospital ward. Also it was deemed a fire hazard.
Squirrel park
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