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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
 Iowa State Flag
Size: 3'x5' most popular size Iowa's official flag was adopted in 1921. The flag was designed by by Mrs. Dixie Gebhardt, of The Daughters of the American Revolution of Iowa.The flag has a red, white and blue background, like the French flag; this symbolizes the fact that Iowa became a part of the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (this area had been part of France, but was sold to the USA in 1803).On the white central portion of the flag, a bald eagle holds a flowing ribbon that reads, "OUR LIBERTIES WE PRIZE, AND OUR RIGHTS WE WILL MAINTAIN." State Capital: Des Moines Largest City: Des Moines State Flower: Wild rose State Tree: Oak State Bird: Eastern goldfinch State Nickname: Hawkeye State State Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain Bordering States: Illinois, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin Origin of the Name: The name Iowa comes from Ioway, the French word for the Bah-kho-je Indian tribe that lived in the area Related topics US State Flags America Flag Canada Flag Rebel Flag Historical Flag by: Flags Mart 
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