Facts and Trivia About U.S. States
The United States is home to a number of regions that are referred to as “belts.” These belt regions are defined by shared characteristics, such as religion, climate, or agriculture. Importantly, the belt regions of the United States are informally defined regions, …
Route 66 is one of America’s first highways. In its heyday, it ran through 8 states. Starting in Illinois, it ran through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. It was almost 2450 miles long! The U.S. Government decommissioned it …
The states commonly referred to as being part of the “deep south” are Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana. During the pre-civil war era these states were heavily reliant on plantations and slaves. The deep south is also referred to as …