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 Hawk

FACT1

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 explorers

FACT1

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 Goldfinch

FACT1

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 Cementary

FACT1

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 Purchase

FACT1

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 immigrants

FACT1

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 Lube

FACT1

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 Railroad

FACT1

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 ouse

FACT1 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 School

FACT1

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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