1. Jewel Villar
mrs.williams
computer aps. Period 1
25 march 2013
50 States
1. Mississippi
2. Alabama
3. New York
4. Texas
5. Washington
6. Oregon
7. Vermont
8. Hawaii
9. Delaware
10. Florida

2. Texas
 Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star
State
 The lightning whelk is the official state shell.
 The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the
state of Rhode Island.
 More wool comes from the state of Texas
than any other state in the United States.
 Texas is the only state to enter the United
States by treaty instead of territorial
annexation.

3. Mississippi
 Mockingbird is the
national bird.
 The highest
elevation in the
state is 806 feet
above sea level.
 They are a hurricane
area.
 first nuclear
submarine was
produced in
Mississippi.
 The Mississippi River is
the largest in the
United States.
 "By Valor and Arms"

4. Alabama
• he world's first Electric Trolley
System was introduced in
Montgomery in 1886
• Alabama became the 22nd
state on December 14, 1819.
• "Alabama" is the official
state song.
• The word Alabama means
tribal town in the Creek
Indian language.
• The star blue quartz is the
state's official gemstone.
• "We Dare Defend our
Rights."

5. New York
 The first American chess tournament was
held in New York in 1843.
 New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
 Hartsdale has a pet cemetery established in
1896 and containing 12,000 plots.
 The Catskills are the home of the legend of
Rip Van Winkle, brown trout and flycasting.
 Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United
States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
 “Excelsior”

6. Washington
 Seattle is home to
the first revolving
restaurant, 1961.  Our state dance is
 Starbucks, the the square dance.
biggest coffee  Our state fruit is the
chain ever was apple.
founded in Seattle.
 Washington is the
only state to be
named after a
president.
Motto:” Al-ki”

7. n
o Oregon has more
ghost towns than any
other state.
o Oregon's state
birthday is on February
14, Valentine's Day.
o Navy blue and gold
are Oregon's official
state colors.
o The Willamette River was
discovered in 1792.
o The Chinook salmon is
Oregon's official state fish.
o Motto:"She Flies With Her
Own Wings"

8. 
Vermont
Montpelier, Is the largest
producer of maple syrup
in the U.S
 Until 1996, Vermont was
the only state without a
Wal-Mart.
 Vermont has the greatest
number of dairy cows in
the country.
 Montpelier is the smallest
state capital in the U.S.
 the second-largest state
in New England, with
Maine the first.
 Motto:"Freedom and
Unity"

9. Hawaii
 Hawaii’s nickname is the “Aloha State.
 Hawaii has two official languages, Hawaiian
and English
 native to Hawaii: the hoary bat and the monk
seal.
 Hawaiian uses only 12 letters and a symbol
 The rainiest place on Earth is Mt. Waialeale
 motto “Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono,”

10. Delaware
 Delaware was the first
state to ratify the United
States constitution.
 The United States
battleship Delaware was
commissioned in 1910.
 The Lady Bug is
Delaware's official state
bug.
 The American holly is the
official state tree.
 The peach blossom is
Delaware's official state
flower
 Motto:"Liberty
and
Independence"

11.  The largest lake in
Florida
Florida is Lake
Okeechobee.
 Miami installed the first
bank automated teller
machine especially for
rollerbladers.
 DeFuniak Springs is
home to one of the two
naturally round lakes in
the world.
 Islamorada is billed as
the Sports fishing
Capital of the World.
 Key Largo is known as
the Dive Capital of the
World.
 Motto: In God We Trust