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This partial list of city nicknames in Iowa compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Iowa are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.〔Muench, David ("Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" ), December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.〕 Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"〔 are also believed to have economic value.〔 Their economic value is difficult to measure,〔 but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.〔Alfredo Andia, (Branding the Generic City ), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007〕 Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. *Algona - Home of the World’s Largest Cheeto〔(U.S. City Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008〕〔Mike Conklin, (Iowa town's claim to fame: the `World's Largest Cheeto' ), ''Chicago Tribune'', August 26, 2005〕 *Cedar Rapids - The City of Five Seasons〔〔(City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa )〕 *Council Bluffs - Iowa's Leading Edge *Des Moines - Hartford of the West〔Neal R. Peirce (1973), (The Great Plains States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Nine Great Plains States ), W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-05349-0, page 106〕 *Dyersville - Farm Toy Capital of the World 〔(Claims to Fame - Favorites ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Emmetsburg - Iowa's Irish Capital 〔(Claims to Fame - Ethnic Groups ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Fort Dodge - Mineral City 〔(Claims to Fame - Rocks ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Fort Madison - Pen City 〔(FM to remain Pen City ), Fort Madison Daily Democrat, accessed November 14, 2011.〕 *Grinnell - Jewel of the Prairie 〔(Mayor's Letter, Grinnell, IA ) Village Profile website (accessed June 2, 2008)〕 *Keokuk - Gate City (reported in the 1880s)〔Barry Popik, (Smoky City ), barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005〕 *Le Mars - Ice Cream Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Food ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕〔( The World Capital of Whatever ), ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.〕 *Sioux City - Little Chicago〔Rebecca Sunshine (Our Hometown: Downtown Sioux City ), KTIV NewsChannel 4, July 20, 2008: "Sioux City for a long time was called Little Chicago because of its reputation during the prohibition years in particular for being quite the purveyor of alcoholic beverages."〕 * Villisca - Living With a Mystery〔(Sloganville, USA Awards For Best City Mottos & Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed March 15, 2010〕 * West Des Moines - The Gymnastics Capital of Iowa ==See also== *List of city nicknames in the United States 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in Iowa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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