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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.