This document provides brief overviews of 14 different US states, including California, South Dakota, New York, Hawaii, New Mexico, South Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey, Alaska, and Ohio. It shares 1-2 interesting facts about each state's geography, history, economy, or culture.

1. 50 STATES
TAYLOR PARKS

2. CALIFORNIA
find yourself here.
● only Alaska and Texas
has more land then
California.
●in 2009 the
population was
36,961,664.
●California is home to
the most largest tree-
General Sherman.
●More turkeys are
raised in California.
●The Hollywood Bowl
is the world's largest
outdoor amphitheater.

3. SOUTH
DAKOTA
Great faces Great places
●milk is the state drink.
●the black hills are a very
popular destination for
families.
●Tom Brokaw of NBC
graduated from Yankton
High School and the
University of South
Dakota.
● Bowdle is known for
the tallest water tower in
South Dakota.
●South Dakota is the
home of the
Dakota, Lakota and
Nakota tribes, which
make up the Sioux
Nation.

4. NEW YORK
I love New York
●The first American
chess tournament was
held in New York in
1843.
●New York City has 722
miles of subway track.
●The first Boy's Club
was established in New
York City in 1876
●New York State is
home to 58 species of
wild orchids.
●New York has over
70,000 miles of rivers
and streams

5. HAWAII
The Islands Of Aloha
●The word Hawaii is from
the Proto-Polynesian
hawaiki, meaning “place of
the gods” or “homeland.”
●Only two types of
mammals are native to
Hawaii: the hoary bat and
the monk seal
●The southernmost state in
the United States is Hawaii
●Hawaii has its own time
zone and does not observe
Daylight Saving Time
●Oahu draws more visitors
than any other island of
Hawaii

6. NEW MEXICO
land of enchantment
●The state of New Mexico
is the most important
hub of American Indian
culture.
●New Mexico has more
cattle than human beings.
●New Mexico also boasts
of the fourth longest river
in all of North America -
the Rio Grande.
●The Rio Grande River
also serves as a natural
boundary between Texas
and New Mexico.
●The total area of the
State of New Mexico is
around 121,665 square
miles.

7. SOUTH
CAROLINA
Smiling Faces Beautiful
Places
●South Carolina is the nation's
leading peach producer and
shipper east of the Mississippi
River.
●Duncan Park Baseball Stadium
in Spartanburg is the oldest
minor league stadium in the
nation.
●Johnston is known as the
Peach Capital of the World.
●The Upper Whitewater Falls is
the highest cascade in eastern
America; it descends for nearly
411 feet
●The Lake City tobacco market
was established in 1898, and
has grown to become one of the
two largest markets in South
Carolina today.

8. MARYLAND
So Many Thing To Do So
Close Together
●The United States Naval
Academy was founded on
October 10, 1845 at
Annapolis.
●The first dental school in
the United States opened at
the University of Maryland.
●The National Aquarium is
located in Baltimore's
Inner Harbor.
●The Maryland State
House is the oldest state
capitol still in continuous
legislative use.
●Maryland was first to
enact Workmen's
compensation laws in 1902.

9. NEW JERSEY
New Jersey
●New Jersey has the
highest percent urban
population in the U.S. with
about 90% of the people
living in an urban area.
●New Jersey is the only
state where all its counties
are classified as
metropolitan areas.
●New Jersey has the most
dense system of highways
and railroads in the U.S.
●New Jersey is a major
seaport state with the
largest seaport in the U.S.
located in Elizabeth.
●New Jersey has the tallest
water tower in the world.

10. ALASKA
North! To Alaska
●Alaska officially
became the 49th state
on January 3, 1959.
●The state of Rhode
Island could fit into
Alaska 425 times.
●Alaska officially
became the 49th state
on January 3, 1959.
●Alaska has been called
America's Last Frontier.
●Alaska's geographic
center is 60 miles
northwest of Mount
McKinley.

11. OHIO
Heart of it all
●The first ambulance
service was established in
Cincinnati in 1865.
●Cleveland is home to the
Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
●Ohio has an area of
116,103 sq miles. It ranks
34th in state size.
●Ohio's state flag is a
pennant design. It is the
only state flag of that
design in the United
States.
●Ohio is known as the
Buckeye State.