Quick Facts: States in America

The 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton was
born in Hope, Arkansas in 1946

The Hollywood sign (in Los Angeles) was created in 1923
as a short termadvertisement but garnered increasing
recognition, and was left in place. It is still there today.

Denver is nicknamed as the Mile-High city because its
official elevation is exactly one mile, or 5,280 feet (1,609m)
above sea level.

Connecticut's state song is the famous folk tune "Yankie    
Doodle."

873,092 (2008 est)

Delaware was the first state to be admitted to the United States
of America (on December 7, 1787)

18,328,340 (2008 est.)

The John F Kennedy Space Center can be found at the Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station on Merritt Island along the east
coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean

http://www.visitflorida.com/

9,685,744 (2008 est.)

Atlanta was originally called Terminus as this was the termination
point for the rail road carrying supplies into and out of the
mid-west

1,288,198 (2008 est.)

The Hawaiian state flag is the only state flag to contain the
British Union Jack as part of the flag.

1,523,816 (2008 est.)

The area covered by the state of Idaho is bigger than the
entire area covered by New England (the States of Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusettes, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Vermont)

12,901,563 (2008 est.)

6,376,792 (2008 est.)

Over Memorial Day weekend Indiana host the Indianapolis 500
mile race ("The Indy 500") which draws crowds in excess of
250,000- making it the largest single day sporting event in
the world.

3,007,856 (2009 est.)

Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, is the
only former president from the State of Iowa.

2,802,134 (2008 est.)

The first female mayor in the United States was elected in    
Kansas in 1887. Her name was Susan Madora Salter.

4,269,245 (2008 est.)

The Kentucky Derby (also known as "The Fastest Two Minutes
in Sport") takes place in Louisville, KY. The race involves three
year old thoroughbred horses and is run on the first Saturday in
May.

4,410,796 (2008 est.)

Louisiana is known around the world for its famous cuisine- a
combination of creole, cajun and southern european influenced
dishes creating unique and popular dishes.

1,318,301 (2009 est.)

Eastport, Maine is the most eastern city in the continental United
States of America.

5,633,597 (2008 est.)

The United States Naval Academy is based in Annapolis, Maryland.

6,593,587 (2008 est.)

Although it is widely debated, it is thought that the first Thanksgiving
took place at the site of the Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts in
1621.

10,045,697 (2008 est.)

5,266,214 (2008 est.)

Collectively known as "The Twin Cities", Minneapolis and St Paul
account for 60% of the state of Minnesota's population

2,938,618  (2008 est.)

Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935.

5,911,605 (2008 est.)

In 1812 Missouri was organized as a territory and later admitted
as the 24th state of the United States on August 10, 1821.

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967,440 (2008 est.)

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1,796,619 (2008 est.)

The 911 system of emergency communications, now used
nationwide, was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska

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2,600,167 (2008 est.)

The Hoover Dam, found on the border between Arizona and
Nevada is a power generator using water. It generates 4000GWh
on energy annually.

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1,324,575 (2008 est.)

Due to weather conditions in New Hampshire, its main recreational
activities include skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports.

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8,707,739 (2008 est.)

New Jersey is one of only two states where the self-filling of gasoline
is prohibited. (The other state is Oregon)

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1,984,356 (2008 est.)

New Mexico the third largest percentage of Native Americans in the
United States. Most of these people are from the Pueblo and Najavo
people groups.

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19,490,297 (2008 est.)

New York was known as New Amsterdam in the early 1800s. It was
renamed New York when the Dutch ceded the territory to the British.

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9,222,414 (2008 est.)

In 1995 the Sweet Potato was named as North Carolina's State
vegetable.

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646,844 (2008 est.)

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11,485,910 (2008 est.)

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3,642,361 (2008 est.)

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3,790,060 (2008 est.)

Oregon is the only US state to have a two-sided flag. The front
of the flag has the state seal and the reverse has a beaver (the
state animal)

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12,448,279 (2008 est.)

Fairmount Park in Philadelphia is the largest city park with over    
8,000 acres

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1,053,209 (2008 est.)

Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen colonies to declare
independence from British rule but was the last to ratify the United
States constitution.

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4,561,242 (2008 est.)

The American Civil War broke out into open conflict for the first time
at Fort Sumter, near Charleston in South Carolina in 1861.

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812,383 (2008 est.)

South Dakota is home to Mount Rushmore- the rock face which features
the faces of four former US Presidents- Washington, Jefferson, Theodore
Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

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6,214,888 (2008 est.)

Tennessee is widely referred to as the birthplace of Country Music.

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24,326,974 (2008 est.)

Texas is the second largest US state in both size and population

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2,736,424 (2008 est.)

Utah was acquired by the United States in 1848 in the treaty
ending the Mexico War.

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621,760 (2008 est.)

With less than 9,000 inhabitants, Montpelier is the smallest state
capital in the United States.

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7,769,089 (2008 est.)

Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James
Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and
Woodrow Wilson

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6,549,224 (2008 est.)

Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in
Seattle, WA.

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1,812,035 (2008 est.)

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5,627,967 (2008 est.)

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544,270 (2008 est.)

Wyoming has the smallest population of any state in the
United States.

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