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Nifty Fifty State Project 2012 Florida-Maine
- 1. The Nifty Fifty State Project Mrs. Smith’s 3rd grade class 2012
- 3. Capital Tallahassee Southeast Region
- 4. State Flower Flower Orange Blossom
- 6. State Nickname Sunshine State
- 7. Major Crops The major crops are oranges they are a very popular fruit.
- 8. Landforms The land forms are the gulf coast, Atlantic ocean coastal plains, the upland(hilly area), Everglades, and Florida Keys.
- 9. Historical Fact Did you know that major historical events have occured in Florida? St. Augustine was founded in Florida in 1565 which is 447 years ago.
- 10. Historical Fact About 400 years later in 1965 the first man to touch the moon blasted of from Florida .
- 11. Special Information Did you know that alligators live in the Suwannee River which is located in Florida. A song was written called “Suwannee River.”
- 13. Hawaii JP 2012
- 14. Capital Honolulu North Central Pacific Ocean
- 16. State Bird Nene
- 17. State Nickname Aloha State
- 18. Major Crops The major crops of Hawaii are sugarcane and pineapple.
- 19. Landforms The major landform of Hawaii is that it is an island that is a volcano.
- 20. Historical Fact Pele is the God of the Kilauea volcano.
- 21. Historical Fact Hawaii was formed by a volcano.
- 22. Special Information Surfing started in Hawaii.
- 24. Illinois Martayshiana 2012
- 27. State Flower Violet
- 28. State Nickname The Prairie State The Garden Spot of the Nation
- 29. Major Crops The major crops of Illinois are corn, soybeans, barley, rye, alfalfa, apple , asparagus and melons.
- 30. Landforms In Illinois the landforms are caves, beaches, rivers, wetlands, springs, lakes and little grand canyon.
- 31. Historical Fact In 1812, the Indians killed many settlers at Dearborn in what is now Chicago.
- 32. Historical Fact A legend is that a cow started the Great Chicago Fire.
- 33. Special Information President Abraham Lincoln was born in Illinois and people call it Land of Lincoln.
- 35. Kansas NIKOLAS 2012
- 36. Capital Topeka Midwest region
- 38. State Bird Western Meadowlark
- 40. Major Crops The major crops of Kansas are cattle, wheat, hogs, corn, soybeans, and sorghum.
- 41. Landforms The landforms of Kansas are Rocky Mountains, Rolling plains and plains.
- 42. Historical Fact Did you know Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Kansas?
- 43. Historical Fact About 100 million years ago there was a huge flying dinosaurs in Kansas.
- 44. Special Information From about 1875 to 1885 Dodge City was the biggest cattle market in the world.
- 46. Kentucky Andrea 2012
- 47. Kentucky Capital Frankfort Southeast Region
- 48. Kentucky State Flower Goldenrod
- 49. Kentucky State Bird Cardinal
- 50. Kentucky State Nickname The Blue Grass State
- 51. Major Crops The major crop of Kentucky is tobacco.
- 52. Landforms The landforms of Kentucky are hills and mountains.
- 53. Kentucky Historical Fact Daniel Boone and some companions hunted and trapped in the lush, wild country which he called “Second Paradise.”
- 54. Kentucky Historical Fact In 1767, herds of bison roamed the grassy areas.
- 55. Special Information The name, Kentucky, may have came from the American Indian word Kentake, meaning meadowland or prairie.
- 56. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Kentucky words and pictures by Dennis B. Fradin Kentucky symbols and state by Kathleen W.D eady
- 57. Louisiana Trey 2012
- 58. Louisiana Capital Baton Rouge South East
- 59. State Flower Magnolia
- 60. State Bird Brown Pelican
- 61. Louisiana State Nickname The Bayou State
- 62. Major Crop Major crops of Louisiana are cotton and sugar cane.
- 63. Major Landforms Some major landforms of Louisiana are salt marshes, rolling hills, and the Mississippi River.
- 64. Historical Fact In 1902 the governor of Louisiana gave the first official description of the great seal.
- 65. Historical Fact The worlds longest bridge was in Louisiana.
- 66. Louisiana Special Information The Pelican flag dates back to the American Civil War.
- 68. Maine Grayson 2012
- 70. Pinus Strous
- 71. State Bird Chickadee
- 72. Maine State Nickname Vacation State Lumber State Old Dirigo
- 73. Major Crops Did you know that Maine’s largest crops is the Maine State Potato crops.
- 74. Landforms Maine is divided in to three distinct areas ocean, central uplands, and mountain ranges of which are the Atlantic Ocean, uplands, and mountain ranges of the Appalachian Mountains in the north western reaches of the state.
- 75. Historical Fact Did you know that the first ship launched in the western hemisphere was called the Virginia? It was launched in 1607 and it was launched in Maine!!!
- 76. Historical Fact Did you know that some of the famous were born in Maine here are some of them Stephen King b. 1947 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and many more!!!
- 77. Special Information Did you know that Maine has more than 2,000 islands? Did you know that Maine has more blue berries than any Other state?