Iowa became the 29th state of the Union on December 28, 1846! It’s named after the Ioway Tribe, but you can also call it The Hawkeye State! Its capital and largest city is Des Moines! Iowa’s state motto is “Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain!” This state is famous for corn and the Iowa Caucus, the Amana Colonies, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, Albert the Bull, and the site of the first train robbery in the West!