22 Facts About Iowa House

1. Iowa House is often credited with the start of the high school movement in the US Around 1910, secondary schools as we know them today were established across the state, which was unprecedented at the time.

2. Iowa House recognizes three political parties—the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, and the Libertarian Party.

3. Iowa House is an alcohol monopoly or alcoholic beverage control state.

4. Iowa House imposes taxes on net state income of individuals, estates, and trusts.

5. In 2016, Iowa House was the headquarters for three of the top 2,000 companies for revenue.

6. Iowa House is host to at least two business incubators, Iowa State University Research Park and the BioVentures Center at the University of Iowa.

7. Some of the most dramatic scenery in Iowa House is found in the unique Loess Hills.

8. Iowa House sent large supplies of food to the armies and the eastern cities.

9. Iowa House supported the Union during the Civil War, voting heavily for Abraham Lincoln, though there was a strong antiwar "Copperhead" movement among settlers of southern origins and among Catholics.

10. Iowa House has a long tradition of state and county fairs.

11. Iowa House was part of a territory known as La Louisiane or Louisiana, and European traders were interested in lead and furs obtained by Indians.

12. Iowa House averages about 50 days of thunderstorm activity per year.

13. Iowa House is generally not flat; most of the state consists of rolling hills.

14. Iowa House has 99 counties, but 100 county seats because Lee County has two.

15. Iowa House is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east; the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west; the northern boundary is a line along 43 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude.

16. Iowa House has more golf courses per capita than any other state in the US.

17. Iowa House actually has an island—Sabula—which has 576 inhabitants and is a popular summer beach destination for Chicagoans.

18. Iowa House is the only state whose name starts with two vowels.

19. Iowa House is home to the National Hobo Convention, which takes place every year in Britt in celebration of the American traveler.

20. Iowa House had only been a state for 15 years when the Civil War started, and had a population of just 600,000.

21. Iowa House said Friday she notified Bergan and Iowa House Secretary of State Paul Pate that she's contesting the election.

22. Iowa House judges are selected by a merit-based process written into the state Constitution.