Hawkeye State 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 became a state. The men responsible for the promotion of this nickname are thought to be Judge David Rorer of Burlington and newspaper publisher James G. Edwards. The city of Burlington had been established in 1833 after the previous year's Black Hawk War. Edwards changed the name of his Burlington newspaper, "The Iowa Patriot",
Virginia State Route 307 Virginia State Route 307 State Route 307 (SR 307) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Holly Farms Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 460 (US 460) at Rice east to US 360 near Jetersville. SR 307 provides a cut-off that allows traffic between Lynchburg and Richmond to bypass Burkeville. SR 307 begins at a tangent intersection with US 460 (Prince Edward Highway) at the hamlet of Rice in eastern Prince Edward County between Farmville and Burkeville. The state highway heads east and intersects SR 617, which heads north to Sailor's Creek