The word "Iowa" comes from the American Indian tribe of the same name. Iowa was part of the Louisiana Purchase, a deal arranged between President Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte of France that brought a vast tract of the continent under the control of the United States. The area was closed to white settlement until the early 1830s.
The Missouri River and its tributary, the Big Sioux, form the western border, making Iowa the only U.S. state that has two parallel rivers defining its borders. Iowa is bounded by the states of Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west.
When Iowa became a state in 1846, its capital was Iowa City; the more centrally located Des Moines became the new capital in 1857. At that time, the state's present boundaries were also drawn.
Iowa did not have a state flag after becoming a member of the Union in1846. When the US participated in the World War I, in 1917, Iowa still did not possess a flag. The Iowa National Guardsmen noticed that other state units carried special banners that gave them individual identities. They too felt the need of an appropriate flag to represent themselves. The Governor William L. Harding mulled over this proposal and agreed.
The Daughters of theAmerican Revolution or D.A.R of Iowa set up a banner board of trustees and organized a pennant outlining rivalry in 1917. The best has Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt who created the aptest pennant. This turned into the Iowa Regimental Flag, which was later received as the state banner on March 29, 1921, by the General Assembly of Iowa.
The flag consists of three vertical stripes: the blue stripe stands for loyalty, justice and truth; the white stripe for purity; and the red stripe for courage. On the white center, an eagle carries streamers in its beak which are inscribed with the state's motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain." The word IOWA is in red below the streamers. The eagle carrying streamers also appears on Iowa's state seal. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Iowa Flag for the future.
The Missouri River and its tributary, the Big Sioux, form the western border, making Iowa the only U.S. state that has two parallel rivers defining its borders. Iowa is bounded by the states of Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west.
When Iowa became a state in 1846, its capital was Iowa City; the more centrally located Des Moines became the new capital in 1857. At that time, the state's present boundaries were also drawn.
Iowa did not have a state flag after becoming a member of the Union in1846. When the US participated in the World War I, in 1917, Iowa still did not possess a flag. The Iowa National Guardsmen noticed that other state units carried special banners that gave them individual identities. They too felt the need of an appropriate flag to represent themselves. The Governor William L. Harding mulled over this proposal and agreed.
The Daughters of theAmerican Revolution or D.A.R of Iowa set up a banner board of trustees and organized a pennant outlining rivalry in 1917. The best has Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt who created the aptest pennant. This turned into the Iowa Regimental Flag, which was later received as the state banner on March 29, 1921, by the General Assembly of Iowa.
The flag consists of three vertical stripes: the blue stripe stands for loyalty, justice and truth; the white stripe for purity; and the red stripe for courage. On the white center, an eagle carries streamers in its beak which are inscribed with the state's motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain." The word IOWA is in red below the streamers. The eagle carrying streamers also appears on Iowa's state seal. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Iowa Flag for the future.
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