Hawkeye State cartoon character, later to be named Herky the Hawk, was hatched. The creator was Richard Spencer III, instructor of journalism. The impish hawk was an immediate hit and he acquired a name through a statewide contest staged by the UI Athletic Department. John Franklin, a Belle Plaine alumnus, was the man who suggested Herky. Hawkeye State The Hawkeye State is a nickname for the state of Iowa. According to the state's tourism web site, "Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name." The nickname was given approval by territorial officials in 1838, eight years before Iowa
Secondary state highways as branches of Primary State Highway 7 (Washington) 10/PSH 18 in Moses Lake northeast to PSH 7 west of Odessa. The only part of this route that was ever constructed and signed as SSH 7E was a road through Moses Lake from US 10 (later Interstate 90)/PSH 18 in the southwest to SSR 11G in the northeast. Today, this route is SR 171. The leg from SSR 11G (today's SR 17) to the Odessa area has never been constructed and is not part of the modern state route system. Secondary state highways as branches of Primary State Highway 7 (Washington) Between 1937 and 1964, the highway system in