US States and Capitals

US States and Capitals

Northeast Region• State: Maine

(ME)• Capital: Augusta• Fun Fact: Maine

is the only state whose name is one syllable

Northeast Region• State: New Hampshire

(NH)• Capital: Concord• Fun Fact: The state’s motto is “live free or die”

Northeast Region• State: Vermont

(VT)• Capital:

Montpelier• Fun Fact: VT is

the home to Ben and Jerry’s ice cream

Northeast Region• State:

Massachusetts (MA)• Capital: Boston• Fun Fact: Harvard,

the first college established in the United States (1636) is located in Cambridge, MA

Northeast Region• State: Connecticut (CT)• Capital: Hartford• Fun Fact: UConn's

NCAAW basketball team has the longest winning streak out of both men and women's college basketball teams

Northeast Region• State: Rhode Island

(RI)• Capital: Providence• Fun Fact: Providence

was founded by banished Puritan, Rodger Williams and was seen as a religious refuge for some in the1600s

Northeast Region• State: New York

(NY)• Capital: Albany• Fun Fact: The

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, NY

Northeast Region• State: Pennsylvania

(PA)• Capital: Harrisburg• Fun Fact: PA is

known as the Keystone State

Northeast Region• State: New

Jersey (NJ)• Capital: Trenton• Fun Fact: NJ is

the most DENSELY populated state in the US

Northeast Region• State: Maryland

(MD)• Capital:

Annapolis• Fun Fact: MD is

home to the US Naval Academy

Northeast Region• State: Delaware

(DE)• Capital: Dover• Fun Fact:

Nicknamed the “First State” (first state to ratify the Constitution)

Southeast Region• State: West Virginia (WV)• Capital: Charleston• Fun Fact: John Brown’s

Raid at Harpers Ferry (for abolition) happened in WV.

Southeast• State: Virginia (VA)• Capital: Richmond • Fun Fact: Home to Jamestown

Southeast Region• State: North Carolina (NC)• Capital: Raleigh • Fun Fact: Home to the first flight

(Wright Brothers)

Southeast Region• State: South Carolina

(SC)• Capital: Columbia• Fun Fact: First state

to secede from the Union to start the Civil War.

Southeast Region• State: Georgia (GA)• Capital: Atlanta• Fun Fact: Home to Coca-Cola

headquarters

Southeast Region• State: Florida (FL)• Capital: Tallahassee • Fun Fact: NASA Headquarters

located at Cape Canaveral

Southeast Region• State: Alabama

(AL)• Capital:

Montgomery• Fun Fact: Hub of

the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s; Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred here (Rosa Parks)

Southeast Region• State: Mississippi

(MS)• Capital: Jackson • Fun Fact: Named

after the largest river in the US

Southeast Region• State: Louisiana

(LA)• Capital: Baton

Rouge• Fact: In 2005,

New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina

Southeast Region• State: Arkansas

(AR)• Capital: Little

Rock• Fun Fact: Home to

the “Little Rock Nine” Event

Southeast Region• State: Tennessee (TN)• Capital: Nashville • Home state of Elvis

Southeast Region• State: Kentucky

(KY)• Capital:

Frankfort • Fun Fact: Home

to the longest continuously held horse race (the Kentucky Derby) at Churchill Downs

Southwest Region• State: Oklahoma

(OK)• Capital: Oklahoma

City • Fun Fact: Settlers

who tried to get land in Oklahoma, before the noon starting time, were called Sooners

Southwest Region• State: Texas (TX)• Capital: Austin• Fun Fact: Texas

executes more prisoners than any other state

Southwest Region• State: New

Mexico(NM)• Capital: Santa Fe• Fun Fact: Home

to Los Alamos where the US tested the atomic bomb

Southwest Region• State: Arizona

(AZ)• Capital: Phoenix• Fun Fact: Home

to the Grand Canyon

Midwest Region

Midwest Region• State: Ohio (OH)• Capital: Columbus• Fun Fact: Kent, Ohio

is home to the Kent State Massacre in 1970 when the government fired on students protesting the US involvement in the Vietnam War

Midwest Region• State: Michigan

(MI)• Capital: Lansing• Fun Fact: Home

to Motown and the US car industry

Midwest Region• State: Indiana (IN)• Capital: Indianapolis• Fun Fact: Residents

are called Hoosier's after the frontier greeting of "who's here?" whenever settlers approached someone's living quarters

Midwest Region• State: Illinois (IL)• Capital:

Springfield• Fun Fact: Home

to Presidents Lincoln and Obama

Midwest Region• State: Wisconsin

(WI)• Capital: Madison• Fun Fact: #1

producer of dairy products, hence the “cheese head” nickname

Midwest Region• State: Minnesota

(MN)• Capital: St. Paul• Fun Fact: Home

to the “Twin Cities”

Midwest Region• State: Iowa (IA)• Capital: Des

Moines• Fun Fact: Home

to the Iowa Caucus, the first presidential primary state

Midwest Region• State: Missouri

(MO)• Capital: St. Louis• Fun Fact: Home to

the famous Gateway Arch and the 2011 World Series Champions (Cardinals)

Midwest Region• State: North Dakota

(ND)• Capital: Bismarck• Fun Fact: North Dakota

is nicknamed the "Roughrider State" in honor of the first volunteer cavalry in the US led by Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

Midwest Region• State: South Dakota

(SD)• Capital: Pierre• Fun Fact: Home to

Mt. Rushmore.

Midwest Region• State: Nebraska

(NE)• Capital: Lincoln• Fun Fact: Kool

Aid was invented in this state.

Midwest Region• State: Kansas

(KS)• Capital: Topeka• Fun Fact: Part of

Tornado alley

Western Region

Western Region• State: Colorado• Capital: Denver• Fun Fact: Home

to the US Air Force Academy

Western Region• State: Utah• Capital: Salt Lake

City• Fun Fact: TCR

completed here. Celebration occurred at Promontory Summit in 1869.

Western Region• State: Wyoming• Capital:

Cheyenne• Fun Fact: Home

to Yellowstone National Park

Western Region• State: Montana• Capital: Helena• Fun Fact: Battle

of Litter Big Horn (Custer’s Last Stand) happed in Montana

Western Region• State: Idaho• Capital: Boise• Fun Fact: #1

producer of potatoes in the US

Western Region• State: Nevada• Capital: Carson

City• Fun Fact: Home

to “Sin City”

Western Region• State: California• Capital:

Sacramento• Fun Fact: Most

populous state in the US

Western Region• State: Oregon• Capital: Salem• Fun Fact: Home

to the largest lake in the US (Crater Lake)

Western Region• State:

Washington• Capital: Olympia• Fun Fact: Only

state to be named after a president.

Western Region• State: Hawaii• Capital: Honolulu• Fun Fact: 50th

State, only state with an active volcano

Western Region• State: Alaska• Capital: Juneau• Fun Fact: Only

state whose capital city can’t be accessed by car.