Black Hawk County
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Waterloo's name was chosen at random, from a list of other post office names, and not for the legendary European battle of 1815. The Waterloo Center for the Arts has the largest collection of Haitian art in the country.
We honor the great warrior Black Hawk,
A man who had his own war.
Fourth-largest county in Iowa,
Cedar River runs right through its core.
The county seat, Waterloo's, famous
For tractors and Haitian art.
And for the great wrestler Gable,
But not for Monsieur Bonaparte.
In Cedar Falls there is an Ice House
And Iowa's first teachers' school.
The UNI-Dome's had lots of football,
And The Stones and The Dead and The Who.
Fran Allison, from La Porte City,
Was a big TV star years ago.
She co-starred with Kukla and Ollie
On a very much-loved puppet show.