2.  State capital is Santa Fe
 Each October Albuquerque hosts
the world's largest international hot
air balloon fiesta.
 The Rio Grande is New Mexico's
longest river and runs the entire
length of New Mexico.
 The leaves of the Yucca, New
Mexico's state flower, can be used
to make rope, baskets and
sandals.
 The Palace of Governors in
Santa Fe, built in 1610, is one of
the oldest public buildings in
America.

3.  The first American chess
tournament was held in New
York in 1843.
 New York City has 722 miles of
subway track.
 The first daily Yiddish
newspaper appeared in 1885
in New York City.
 The first capital of the United
States was New York City.
 In 1789 George Washington
took his oath as president on
the balcony at Federal Hall.

4.  City capital Raleigh
 In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the
first successful powered flight by
man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk.
The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks
now commemorates their
achievement.
 The World War II battleship 'North
Carolina' is permanently berthed on
the Cape Fear River at Wilmington.
She was saved from the scrap heap
in the 1960's by public
subscription, including donations of
dimes by schoolchildren.
 Pepsi was invented and first served
in New Bern in 1898.
 North Carolina leads the nation in
furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile
production.

5.  Ohio became the 17th
state on March 1, 1803.
 In 1852 Ohio was the first
state to enact laws
protecting working women.
 Columbus is the state
capital and Ohio's largest
city.
 Ohio is known as the
Buckeye State.
 The Wright Brothers are
acknowledged as
inventors of the first
airplane they were from
Dayton. .

6.  Oregon has more ghost towns
than any other state.
 The Columbia River gorge is
considered by many to be the
best place in the world for
windsurfing.
 Oregon's second highest waterfall
is Salt Creek Falls in the Cascade
Mountain range. It drops 286 feet.
 The small village of Bickelton is
filled with bluebird houses seen on
the posts of every house.
 The Oregon Trail is the longest of
the overland routes used in the
westward expansion of the United
States.

7.  When Tennessee became a
state in 1796, the total
population was 77,000.
 Tennessee has more than
3,800 documented caves.
 The Tennessee Aquarium is the
largest facility of its kind to
focus on fresh water habitat. It
features 7,000 animals and 300
species of
fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians,
and mammals.
 The city of Murfreesboro lies in
the exact geographical
center of the state.
 The name "Tennessee"
originated from the old Yuchi
Indian word, "Tana-see,"
meaning "The Meeting Place."

8.  The Great Salt Lake covers
2,100 square miles, with an
average depth of 13 feet. The
deepest point is 34 feet.
 The average snowfall in the
mountains near Salt Lake City
is 500 inches.
 Utah has 11,000 miles of fishing
streams and 147,000 acres of
lakes and reservoirs.
 Utah has the highest literacy
rate in the nation.
 Utah covers 84,900 square
miles of land and is ranked
11th largest state in the United
States.

9.  Alaska officially
became the 49th state
on January 3, 1959.
 The state of Rhode
Island could fit into
Alaska 425 times.
 Dog mushing is the
official state sport. The
Alaska Legislature
adopted it in 1972.
 The state motto is
North to the Future.
 The jade is the official
state gemstone.

10.  There are more than 300,000
tons of grapes grown in
California annually.
 The Hollywood Bowl is the
world's largest outdoor
amphitheater.
 More turkeys are raised in
California than in any other
state in the United States.
 Sequoia National Park
contains the largest living tree.
Its trunk is 102 feet in
circumference.
 In Pacific Grove there is a law
on the books establishing a
$500 fine for molesting
butterflies.