Iowa`s abc`s
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Iowa`s abc`s
BY:KAILEIGH WARD 5J
A is for… Agriculture
FACT 1
Iowa has at least 11,000 different soils.
FACT2
Iowa has some of the richest and most productive soil in the world.
B IS FOR …B is for… Black squirrels
FACT1
Black squirrels are commonly found in Council bluffs.
FACT2
Black squirrels live wherever grey squirrels live.
C is for… Chief Black HawkFACT1
He was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe.
FACT2
He died October 3,1838(aged 70-71)Davis county Iowa.
D is for …John Deere
FACT1
Since its founding in 1837, John Deere has seen a great changes in its business,its productsand its services.
FACT2
In 1837, John Deere, and black smith and inventor had an idea to help farmers change the face of agriculture for all time.
E is for… European explorersFACT1
The first explorations and conquests were made by the Spanish and the Latin Portuguese.
FACT2
Spanish explorer Vasco Nu`n~ez De Balboa traveled to all lands touching the pacific and with help from their powerful auxiliaries, the Spanish conquered the Inca and Aztec empires.
F is for…Fort Madison
FACT1
Fort Madison was the location of the first U.S. military fort.
FACT2
The city of Fort Madison was established in (1808-1813).
G is for …Eastern GoldfinchFACT1
The Eastern Goldfinch is also called the Wild Canary.
FACT2
The top of the males head is black. The female has a dull olive-yellow body.
H is for… Harold Hughes
FACT1
Harold Hughes was a senator from Iowa.
FACT2
He was born near Ida Grove, Ida county Iowa, February 10,1922.
I is for…Iowa Speedway
FACT1
Iowa Speedway is the nations most state of the art motorsports facility.
FACT2
The 1.3 mile road was designed by Alan Wilson.
J is for…John Wayne
FACT1
John wayne played the hero in countless war films but never served in the military himself.
FACT2
For years he lived in Newport Beach where he kept his yacht Wild Goose.
K is for..Keokuk National CementaryFACT1
Keokuk National Cementary was created in a separate , donated plot of Oakland Cementary during the American Civil War.
FACT2
The cementary was a place to enter veterans who died in the five military hospitals in the area.
L is for…Louisiana PurchaseFACT1
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase.
FACT2
The Loiusiana Purchase was the purchase of land by the United States from France.
M is for…Model T
FACT1
Model T is a car you could find in Iowa in the 1950`s.
FACT2
Henry Ford created the Model T.
N is for…Norwegian immigrantsFACT1
Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century.
FACT2
There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian immigrants.
O is for…Oak tree
FACT1
The scientific name for Iowa`s the oak tree is quercus rubra.
FACT2
Its height is 50` to 70` feet.
P is for…Zebulon Pike
FACT 1
He was born January 5,1779 Lumberton,New Jersey.
FACT2
He died April 27,1813(aged 34)York,Ontario,Upper Canada.
Q is for…Quaker Stake and LubeFACT1 Quaker Steak & Lube is a
casual dinning restaurant based in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The original restaurant was built in 1974 by George "Jig" Warren and Gary "Mo" Mascaras in an abandoned gas station in downtown Sharon, and decorated with license plates and old automobiles. Originally a "cook-your-own-steak" establishment, Quaker Steak's signature dish is now its chicken wings and the variety of sauces used to season.
FACT2 The restaurant is known for its
chicken wing hot sauce flavors, which are depicted on the Scoville scale. The hottest flavor is the "Triple Atomic Sauce", which is made from the ghost pepper. The Atomic flavor is sold individually in a dropper bottle sealed in an oversized childproof prescription container. Customers must sign a liability waiver before ordering the Triple Atomic or Atomic, freeing Quaker Steak from any liability.
R is for…Billy Robinson
FACT1 Robinson began his
amateur wrestling career in England. He was the British National Wrestling Champion in 1957, and in 1958 he was the European Open Wrestling Champion in the light heavyweight class, beating an Olympic bronze medal winner in the finals.
FACT2
Born September 18, 1939) is a British professinal wrestler and catch wrestling instructor.
S is for…Sara Lee
FACT1
Sara Lee was 8 years old when Charlie Lublin, a bakery entrepreneur, decided to name his new line of cheesecakes after his daughter, Sara Lee.
FACT2
” Today Sara Lee is a philanthropist who spends most of her time supporting the education and advancement of women and girls in science.
T is for…John Todd
FACT1 John Wayne Todd (c. 1950 –
November 10, 2007), also known as "John Todd Collins", "Lance Collins",and "Christopher Collins",was a speaker, occultist, and conspiracy theorist who claimed to have been born into a 'witchcraft family' before converting to Christianity (in 1972, by some accounts).
FACT2 He was a primary source for
many Chick Publications works against Dungeon Dragons, Catholicism, Neopaganism, and Christian rock. Although most of his activity was during the 1970s, his claims continue to be spread in some fundamentalist Christian circles.
U is for…Underground RailroadFACT1
The “Underground Railroad” was an organized system for helping escaped slaves from the southern states reach freedom in the north or Canada in the years before the Civil War.
FACT2
The name may have come from an incident in 1831 when a freedom seeker (runaway slave) named Tice David ran away from a Kentucky plantation.
V is for…Villisca Axe Murder H ouseFACT1 Almost 97 years ago, long
before serial killers and mass murders had become a way of life, two adults and 6 children were found brutally murdered in their beds in the small mid-western town of Villisca, Iowa. During the weeks that followed, life in this small town changed drastically.
FACT2 As residents of this small
town reinforced locks, openly carried weapons and huddled together while sleeping, newspaper reporters and private detectives flooded the streets. Accusations, rumors and suspicion ran rampant among friends and families.
W is for…Wild Rose
FACT1
Wild Rose was designated the official state flower in 1897.
FACT2
It was chosen for the state flower in honor because it was one of the decorations used on the silver service.
X is for…Xavier High SchoolFACT1
Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the sixth largest and only Catholic high school in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area.
FACT2
It is affiliated with twelve area Catholic parishes and the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Xavier opened in 1998 after two previous Catholic high schools, Regis High School and LaSalle High School, merged.
Y is for… Yucca plant
FACT1
Yuccas are widely planted in the western U.S. as a landscape plant.
FACT2
Many species of yucca also bear edible parts.
Z is for… Blank Park Zoo
FACT1
It was officially opened May 8,1966.
FACT2
In 1963 Mr. A.H. Blank donated 150,000 dollars for the construction of Blank Park Zoo.
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