The document provides information about several US states, including California, Kentucky, Oklahoma, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Rhode Island, Florida, Kansas, and Hawaii. It lists various facts for each state such as their nickname, state bird, flower, highest/lowest points, and other notable things related to their history, geography, economy, or culture.
2. California
Eureka
•This state was named by
Spanish after Califia.
•California is nicknamed
the “Golden State”.
•The lowest point in
California is Death Valley
which is 282 feet below
sea level.
•The highest point in
California is Mt. Whitney
at 14,494 feet above sea
level.
•The California flag was
designed by William
Todd.
3. Kentucky
United we stand,
divided we fall
•Kentucky’s state bird is
a cardinal.
•Kentucky’s nickname
is the bluegrass state.
•In Kentucky you can
find horses, cattle,
tobacco, dairy products,
hogs and corn.
•Kentucky is home to
some of the worlds
finest racehorses.
•Cheeseburgers were
first served in 1934 and
a restaurant in
Louisville Kentucky.
4. Oklahoma
Labor
conquers all
things
•The National
Cowboy hall of
fame is in
Oklahoma.
•Sylvan Goldman,
a Oklahoman,
invented the first
shopping cart.
•The state bird is a
scissor-tailed
flycatcher.
•The state flower is
a mistletoe.
•The movie Twister
was filmed in
Oklahoma.
5. York
Excelsi
or
The state
bird is the
bluebird.
The first
American
chess
compition
was held in
New York.
New York
city has 722
miles of
subway
track.
6. Tennessee
Agriculture
and
Commerce
Bristol, Tennessee
is known as the
birthplace of
country music.
The states flower is
an iris.
The state is named
after the Cherokee
village tanasi.
The state bird is a
mocking bird.
The three stars on
the flag represent
three land forms in
Tennessee.
7. Texas
Friendship
Texas is known as
the Lone star state.
Caddo Lake is the
only natural lake
in Texas.
Dr Pepper was
invented in Texas.
The armadillo is
the states
mammal.
The state flower is
a bluebonnet.
8. Rhode Island
Hope
Rhode Islands
nickname is the
Ocean state.
The state flower is
a violet.
The state tree is a
red maple.
The state shares a
water border with
New York.
The state held the
first golf
tournament.
9. Florida
In God We Trust
The states
nickname is the
sunshine state.
An orange blossom
is Florida's state
flower.
Orlando attracts
more visitors than
any other
amusement park.
Gatorade was
named after
University of
Florida gaters.
The state bird is a
mocking bird.
10. Kansas
To the stars
through
difficulties
The state bird is a
western
meadowlark.
The state flower
is a sunflower.
The highest
point in Kansas
is Mt. Sunflower.
Its nickname is
the Sunflower
state.
The population is
2,688,418.
11. Hawaii
the life of the
land is
perpetuated in
righteousness
•The states
nickname is the
Aloha state.
•The state bird is a
Nene.
•The state flower is
a hibiscus.
•Hawaii is the only
state that grows
coffee.
•There are only 12
letters in the
Hawaiian
alphabet.