Facts and Trivia About U.S. States
In the U.S., the grizzly bear can be found in Alaska, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, and a few in Idaho. The population of grizzly bears in North America is around 55,000 with 31,000 of those in Alaska alone. Approximately 21,000 are in Canada …
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 …
The state of Alaska has an estimated 47,300 miles of tidal shoreline which includes islands, inlet sounds, and bays. Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the country with 6,640 miles of coastline on the Ocean. Alaska also has over 3,000,000 …
New England is made up of: Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island. Maine is the largest of these 6 states taking nearly half of the the land area while still only being the 39th largest state out of the 50 states in the U.S. What is the smallest state in New England? Rhode …
What state is Washington D.C. in? Washington D.C. is not in any of the 50 states because it is not a city but a 68 square mile federal district created by congress on July 16th, 1790. Washington D.C.’s role in the U.S. …
Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State. The nickname started during the war of 1812 due to the volunteer soldiers from Tennessee, especially during the battle of New Orleans. Any Tennessean can tell you the state nickname for Tennessee but I bet …