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Trivia and Facts Iowa 2

1. Iowa's longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock.

2. Elk Horn in the largest Danish settlement in the United States.

3. At 16 miles, East Okoboji is the longest natural lake in the state.

4. Kalona is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.

5. The state's lowest elevation point (at 480 feet) is in Lee County.

6. The Holliwell Bridge is the longest bridge in Madison County.

7. Francis Drake was 66 years old at his inauguration and Iowa's oldest governor.

8. Iowa's oldest continually running theater is in Story City.

9. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art houses the largest collection of Grant Wood artwork.

10. Fenlon Place Elevator in Dubuque is the world's steepest and shortest railway.

Science facts:

11. Water freezes at 32o Fahrenheit and boils at 212o Fahrenheit.

12. The Symbol for water is H2O.

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