Des Monis
Des Moines is the capital city in the U.S. state of Iowa.
The Hawkeye State
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.
The capital of Iowa is Des Moines. It is often called the Hawkeye State due to its association with the University of Iowa sports teams, the Hawkeyes.
Des Moines
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Well the capital is Des Moines but the town where it gets the name from is Iowa City. Its home to the University of Iowa and their mascot is the Hawkeyes so that's where the name came from. Hope that helps you!
Hawkeye, the character from James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, published in 1826 (better known from the movie today). According to the Iowa State web site, "Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name." The nickname was given approval by "territorial officials" in 1838, twelve years after the book was published and eight years before Iowa became a state.
The state capital of Iowa is Des Moines.
Lincoln is the capital city in the U.S. state of Nebraska.