IA American plate atlas
Iowa
The Hawkeye State
Meet the plate, people, places, and stories behind one of the road-trip game’s fifty-one essential finds.
Capital
Des MoinesState bird
Eastern goldfinchJoined the Union
December 28, 184601
A quick trip through time
The Iowa story
Iowa’s fertile prairie supported agricultural growth, while river cities, railroads, education, and first-in-the-nation political traditions broadened its national role.
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Bumper-sized history
About the plate
Iowa plates commonly use farm, skyline, and landscape imagery to connect rural and urban parts of the state.