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1 1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2004
1 2
1 3 A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 4 DESIGNATING BY NAME AN OFFICIAL HIGHEST ELEVATION IN THE
1 5 STATE OF IOWA.
1 6 WHEREAS, the elevation located in Osceola County, commonly
1 7 referred to as Ocheyedan Mound, and previously regarded as the
1 8 unofficial highest elevation in the state has been determined not
1 9 to be the highest elevation in the state; and
1 10 WHEREAS, supplemental vertical control surveys conducted by
1 11 the United States Department of the Interior have determined that
1 12 the actual highest elevation in the state is 1,670 feet above sea
1 13 level, and is located in Osceola County approximately five miles
1 14 north of the town of Sibley in Section 29, Township 100 North,
1 15 Range 41 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, Iowa, as designated by
1 16 the Public Land Survey System; and
1 17 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa is regarded as one of only four
1 18 states in the nation which has not designated by name an official
1 19 highest elevation in the state according to the publication,
1 20 "Highpoints of the United States, A Guide to the Fifty State
1 21 Summits", by Don W. Holmes; and
1 22 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has traditionally been referred to
1 23 as the Hawkeye State, predating any similar designation applied
1 24 by the University of Iowa to certain athletic teams; and
1 25 WHEREAS, the designation by name of an official highest
1 26 elevation in the state would be of educational value to the
1 27 schoolchildren and citizens of the State of Iowa, create
1 28 additional tourism potential, be of historical significance,
1 29 promote consistency with officially designated state symbols,
1 30 provide a readily understandable alternate designation to the
1 31 Public Land Survey System description, and constitute a source of
1 32 state pride; NOW THEREFORE,
1 33
1 34 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 35
2 1 The site located in Osceola County in Section 29, Township
2 2 100 North, Range 41 West, is recognized and shall be
2 3 designated the official highest elevation in the State of
2 4 Iowa.
2 5 The official highest elevation in the State of Iowa shall
2 6 hereafter be designated and referred to as Hawkeye Point.
2 7 Any official state publications referencing the highest
2 8 elevation in the state, or describing other state symbols or
2 9 features, are encouraged to refer to the highest elevation by
2 10 the official name of Hawkeye Point.
2 11
2 12
2 13
2 14 RON J. CORBETT
2 15 Speaker of the House
2 16
2 17
2 18
2 19 MARY E. KRAMER
2 20 President of the Senate
2 21
2 22 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
2 23 is known as House Joint Resolution 2004, Seventy-seventh
2 24 General Assembly.
2 25
2 26
2 27
2 28 ELIZABETH ISAACSON
2 29 Chief Clerk of the House
2 30 Approved , 1998
2 31
2 32
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2 34 TERRY E. BRANSTAD
2 35 Governor
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