Welcome to Iowa! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Hawkeye State | 1938 | |
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain | 1847 | > |
Song | The Song of Iowa | 1911 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) | 1897 | > |
Tree | oak (Quercus) | 1961 | > |
Bird | eastern goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 1933 | > |
Mammal | [none] | ||
Fish | [none] | ||
Insect | [none] | ||
Soil | Tama (unofficial) ![]() |
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Rock | geode | 1967 | > |
Fossil | [none] | ||
Cultural Symbols | |||
Tartan | 2004 | > | |
Language | English ![]() |
2002 | > |
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