United States Trivia

Alaska's state name comes from an Aleut Eskimo word meaning "Great Land". The Alaskan pipeline transports oil from interior oil fields to coastal ports.

The first skyscraper was built in Illinois.

In New Hampshire, the fastest winds in the world are recorded.

Massachusetts is home to the nation's oldest library.
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775.

Connecticut is home to the first public library.

Hawaii never reports a temperature of zero degrees or below.

Alabama is the only state with the resources to make iron and steel.

Congress gave two million acres of Indian territory to settlers in Oklahoma.

The world's largest cave is in Kentucky.

New York was home to the first capital city of the United States.

Pennsylvania is home to the world's largest chocolate factory and where the Liberty Bell rang in 1776 to declare our freedom.

General Lee surrendered to end the Civil War in Virginia.
Jamestown was the first English colony in the New World where the legendary Pocahontas lived.

Georgia is the nation's top producer of peanuts, pecans, and peaches and the birthplace of the great American, Martin Luther King.

Washington is home to Mt. St. Helens.

Wisconsin produces the most milk.

Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water.

The nuclear bomb was developed and tested in New Mexico.
Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico houses over 300,000 bats.

Florida is the largest producer of oranges in the US.

Michigan is the only state made up of two peninsulas.

Arkansas is the only state where diamonds can be found.

California is the only state to elect an actor as governor and is home to the San Diego Zoo which has over 3200 animals. Redwood National Park has trees that can live over 2,000 years.

The Grand Canyon National Park is located in Arizona.

Canton, Ohio is the home of the Football Hall of Fame.

The Alamo is the most visited tourist attraction in Texas.

There is only one spot in the country where four states meet in one corner. They are Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music.

The first shot of the Civil War was in Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for jazz music, unique restaurants, and carnivals.

Dodge City, Kansas was once known as the "Cowboy Capital" of the world.

Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota contains sculptures of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln.

Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming was formed millions of years ago from molten lava.

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