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This is the state flower, Wild Rose
This is the state bird, Eastern Goldfinch
This is the state fish, the Channel Catfish
This is the state tree, the Oak
Iowa is our 29th state and was founded in
December 28 of
1846. Iowa's capital is Des Moines. Iowa's state
flower is the Wild
Rose and the state tree is the
Oak. The state
fish is the
Channel Catfish. The state
bird is the
Eastern Goldfinch. The state's nicknames are "The Hawkeye State" and the "
Corn State". Did you know... that Iowa is the only state whose western and eastern borders are formed entirely by navigable
rivers.
