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  2. Iowa Hawkeyes - Wikipedia

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    The University of Iowa borrowed its nickname from the state of Iowa years ago. The term "Hawkeye" originally appeared in the novel, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper. In the book, the protagonist Natty Bumppo is given the word "Hawkeye" as a nickname from the Delaware Indians. Twelve years following the publishing of ...

  3. How Every State Got Its Nickname - AOL

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    Iowa: The Hawkeye State Iowa is known as "The Hawkeye State," a nickname inspired by the character Hawkeye from James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Last of the Mohicans."

  4. Here's how every state got its nickname - AOL

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    The "Hawkeye State" was first recorded as a nickname for Iowa in 1859. Caitlin Clark famously played basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team. Steph Chambers/Staff/Getty Images

  5. Iowa State University - Wikipedia

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    Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States.Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September ...

  6. University of Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Iowa Old Capitol Building, Iowa City, 1855. The University of Iowa was founded on February 25, 1847, just 59 days after Iowa was admitted to the Union.The Constitution of the State of Iowa refers to a State University to be established in Iowa City "without branches at any other place."

  7. Kinnick Stadium - Wikipedia

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    Kinnick Stadium is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.It is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Opened in 1929 as Iowa Stadium to replace Iowa Field, it currently holds up to 69,250 people, making it the 7th largest stadium in the Big Ten, and one of the 20 largest university owned stadiums in the nation.

  8. Campus of Iowa State University - Wikipedia

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    The Iowa State University campus contains over 160 buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Iowa State University 's campus, specifically its Central Campus, has been recognized as one of the nation's most beautiful and was listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape ...

  9. Hawkeye - Wikipedia

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    Hawk-Eye, a tracking system used in cricket, Gaelic football, hurling, tennis and other sports; Hawkeye State, a nickname for the state of Iowa; The Hawkeye Initiative, a Tumblr page that places the fictional comic character Hawkeye in poses held by female characters; Hawk's Eye (Sailor Moon), a member of the Amazon Trio in the Sailor Moon series