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Iowa governor William Lloyd Harding formally accepted the flag on behalf of the state on March 19, 1918, [5] but legislative action on adoption failed in February 1919. [6] Still, the Iowa Daughters met with legislators urging them to accept the flag again in September 1920, suggesting that past failures were caused by high expenses.
Flag: Flag of Iowa: Specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IB [2] 1921 Flower: Wild Rose: No one species is established by the legislature, but the wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana — synonym: Rosa pratincola) is most often used. 1897 Rock: Geode: 1967 Seal: Seal of Iowa
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff Monday until the end of the day.
Iowa became the 29th state in 1846 during James K. Polk's presidency. A year before, a proposed northern border went as far as St. Paul, Minnesota.
State flag: State seal: State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain State nickname: The Hawkeye State: State bird: Eastern Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) State flower: Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa pratincola) State grass: Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) State tree: Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) State rock: Geode: State ...
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Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...