2. Hawaii
“The aloha state”
•More than 100 world-
renowned beaches ring
Honolulu.
•Honolulu is the nation's
11th largest metropolitan
area
•The island is the
worldwide leader in
harvesting macadamia nuts
and orchids
•Kilauea Iki is the world's
most active and largest
volcano.
•Wai Golf Course is Hawaii's
first municipal course.
3. Arizona
“The Grand Canyon”
•Arizona's most abundant
mineral is copper.
•In 1926, the Southern
Pacific Railroad connected
Arizona with the eastern
states.
•The colors blue and gold
are the official state colors
•Arizona became the 48th
state on February 14, 1912
•A person from Arizona is
called an Arizonan.
4. New York
“The Big apple”
•New York City has 722
miles of subway track.
•The first daily Yiddish
newspaper appeared in
1885 in New York City
•The Big Apple is a term
coined by musicians
meaning to play the big
time.
•New York was the first
state to require license
plates on cars.
•New York has over 70,000
miles of rivers and streams.
5. Virginia
“Virginia is a place for lovers”
•The State nickname is
"Old Dominion".
•Virginia was named for
England's "Virgin Queen,"
Elizabeth I.
•Virginia is known as "the
birthplace of a nation".
•The first Thanksgiving in
North America was held in
Virginia in 1619.
•The first peanuts grown in
the United States were
grown in Virginia.
6. Nevada
“The Silver state”
•In March 1931 Governor Fred
Balzar signed into law the bill
legalizing gambling in the
state.
•Las Vegas has more hotel
rooms than any other place
on earth.
•Virginia City is the home of
the Nevada Gambling
Museum
•Camels were used as pack
animals in Nevada as late as
1870.
•Nevada is the only state with
an entire museum devoted to
the life and time of
entertainer Liberace.
7. Alaska
“Beyond your dreams, Within your reach.
•Alaska officially became
the 49th state on January 3,
1959.
•The state of Rhode Island
could fit into Alaska 425
times.
•The state motto is North
to the Future
•The four-spot skimmer
dragonfly is the official
state insect
•The state's coastline
extends over 6,600 miles.
8. Wisconsin
“Live like you mean it”
•The state is nicknamed the
Badger State
•Bloomer is the Jump Rope
Capital of the World.
•Devil's Lake was established in
1911. The facility has become
one of Wisconsin's oldest and
most famous state parks. It
leads the state parks in
attendance. ‘
•The first practical
typewriter was designed in
Milwaukee in 1867
•Milwaukee is home of
Harley Davidson
Motorcycles
9. Texas
“Don’t mess with Texas”
•Texas is popularly known
as The Lone Star State.
•Caddo Lake is the only
natural lake in the state.
•The armadillo is the official
state mammal.
•The first word spoken from
the moon on July 20, 1969
was Houston.
•Laredo is the world's
largest inland port.
10. New Jersey
“New Jersey and you: Perfect together”
•New Jersey has the most
dense system of highways
and railroads in the U.S.
•New Jersey is home to the
Miss America pageant held
in Atlantic City.
•The first Drive-In Movie
theatre was opened in
Camden.
•State motto is liberty and
prosperity.
•Passaic river was the site
to the first submarine ride
by inventor John P.
Holland.
