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Washington

State Capital - Olympia
Largest City - Seattle
Origin of the Name Washington - This state is named for George Washington, the first president of the USA.
State Nickname - The Evergreen State
State Motto - "Alki" (By and By)
State Song - Washington, My Home
It rains a lot!!!

Well, Bre pretty much said everything about our state

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We are the lil dark blue state down the bottom .

Victoria is the smallest and most densely populated of the mainland states in Australia (the island state of Tasmania, offshore to the south is smaller). Melbourne the Victorian capital, dominated by trams, is a mixture of old European elegance and new-world style. It is easy to travel around this compact State, affectionately called the Garden State, and Victoria is perfect for a touring holiday as it is complimented by a comprehensive road network.

http://www.auinfo.com/Victoria.htm

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• Grand Rapids was the first city in the U.S. to put fluoride in their water.

• The first state police radio system in the world was established in 1929 by the Michigan State Police.

• In 1939, the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car.

• Eau Claire holds the annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship contest. The record set in 1988, was for spitting 72 feet, 7 1/2 inches.

• Michigan has the only floating post office in the world. The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships still underway.

• Spanning five miles between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.

• The first people in the nation to receive assigned phone numbers lived in Detroit in 1879.

• Singing sand can be found on the beaches of Grand Haven. The sand particles make a whistling sound as you walk upon them.

• The first soda pop made in the U.S., Vernor’s ginger ale, was created by accident in 1866 in Detroit.

• Henry Ford, who produced his first experimental car in 1893, founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903.

• Michigan is a leading state in the ownership of recreational boats and in the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.

• The Great Lakes account for one-fifth of the world's surface freshwater supply.

• Michigan has approximately 40 ski resorts.

• Mackinac Bridge: Completed in 1957, the five-mile-long suspension bridge (WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE) connects Michigan's peninsulas across the Straits of Mackinac.

State Size: 57,022 square miles of land
38,575 square miles of Great Lakes water
11,037 inland lakes.
3,200 miles of shoreline, the longest of any state but Alaska
36,000 miles of rivers and streams Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, 31,820 square miles. More than 90 percent of the Upper Peninsula's land is forested. Maples, aspen, oak, evergreen, and elms are cut and shipped throughout the nation in all seasons.
More than 150 waterfalls
There are 3.9 million acres of state forest land with about 150 campgrounds and 2.7 million acres of national forest with some 80 campgrounds

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New York was the 11th state in the USA; it became a state on July 26, 1788.



State Abbreviation - NY
State Capital - Albany
Biggest City - New York City
Area - 54,475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state in the USA]
Population - 18,976,457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third most populous state in the USA, after California and Texas]
Major Industries - finance, communications, international trade, publishing, fashion, communications, farming (fruit and dairy), tourism

Presidential Birthplaces
Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook on December 5, 1782 (he was the 8th US President, serving from 1837 to 1841).

Millard Fillmore was born in Locke Township (now Summerhill) on January 7, 1800 (he was the 13th US President, serving from 1850 to 1853).

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 27, 1858 (he was the 26th US President, serving from 1901 to 1909). Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park on January 30, 1882 (he was the 32th US President, serving from 1933 to 1945).

Main Rivers - Hudson River, Mohawk River, Genesee River
Highest Point - Mt. Marcy, 5,344 feet (1,629 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border)
Bordering Country - Canada
Bordering Bodies of Water - Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Atlantic Ocean

Origin of the Name New York - The English took over of the area that had been called "New Netherland" in 1664, and renamed it New York to honor of the Duke of York (York is a city in England).
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Motto - Excelsior (Ever Upwards)
State Song - "I Love New York"

Dinosaur Fossils Found in New York - Coelophysis trackways (found in the Newark Basin)

New York State Symbols and Emblems:
State Flag New York's official flag was adopted in 1901. The flag has a deep blue background. It pictures Liberty (she symbolizes freedom) and Justice (she symbolizes justice before the law). Liberty is holding a pole with a liberty cap, and has a discarded crown at her feet (which represents freedom from Britain after the Revolutionary War). Justice is blindfolded and is holding the scales of justice. A shield between them pictures the sun, hills, and 2 boats sailing on the Hudson River. Over the shield there is a globe and a bald eagle. Under them all is a white, flowing ribbon that reads "EXCELSIOR."




Animal Symbols:
State Bird

Eastern Bluebird

State Mammal

Beaver

State Insect



Nine-spotted ladybug (ladybird beetle)
(Coccinella novemnotata)

State Fish

Brook trout

State Shell



Bay Scallop



Plant Symbols:
State Flower

Rose

State Tree

Sugar Maple

State Fruit

Apple

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State Capitol: Indianapolis

State Flower: Peony

State Bird: Cardinal

State tree: Popler

State is famouse for: corn. how exciting is that?! it's not. good thing we have the Indy 500.

State was founded in: Dec. 11th 1816

State Song: On the banks of the Wabash.