Facts About Iowa
Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry.
Crystal Lake is home to a statue of the world's largest bullhead fish.
Kalona is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art houses the largest collection of Grant Wood artwork.
Wright County has the highest percentage of grade-A topsoil in the nation.
Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.
Cornell College is the only school in the nation to have its entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Sergeant Floyd Monument in Sioux City honors the only man to die during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Maynard Reece is the only artist to win the Federal Duck Stamp competition five times.
Knoxville's National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to preserving the history of sprint car racing.
Sabula is Iowa's only town on an island.
Van Meter is the hometown of baseball's Bob Feller, an Iowa farm boy who went on to greatness with the Cleveland Indians during the Golden Age of baseball.
Campers and motor homes are manufactured in Winnebago County. They're called Winnebago's.
Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water.Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Iowa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.
The famous actor John Wayne was born in Winterset on May 26, 1907.
With all these interesting facts, I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to live here. It's fantastic.
Crystal Lake is home to a statue of the world's largest bullhead fish.
Kalona is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art houses the largest collection of Grant Wood artwork.
Wright County has the highest percentage of grade-A topsoil in the nation.
Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.
Cornell College is the only school in the nation to have its entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Sergeant Floyd Monument in Sioux City honors the only man to die during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Maynard Reece is the only artist to win the Federal Duck Stamp competition five times.
Knoxville's National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to preserving the history of sprint car racing.
Sabula is Iowa's only town on an island.
Van Meter is the hometown of baseball's Bob Feller, an Iowa farm boy who went on to greatness with the Cleveland Indians during the Golden Age of baseball.
Campers and motor homes are manufactured in Winnebago County. They're called Winnebago's.
Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water.Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
Iowa is the only state name that starts with two vowels.
The famous actor John Wayne was born in Winterset on May 26, 1907.
With all these interesting facts, I don't know why anyone wouldn't want to live here. It's fantastic.
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