The nickname was adopted early in the state's history. First suggested by James G. Edwars as a tribute to Indian leader Chief Black Hawk. Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name
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The nickname was adopted early in the state's history. First suggested by James G. Edwars as a tribute to Indian leader Chief Black Hawk. Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name
Iowa's nickname is "The Hawkeye State". It is a tribute to Indian leader chief Black Hawk, leader of the native American Sauk tribe.
The state motto of Iowa is "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."