What's Your State Known For?

[Rondo]

ALABAMA ............Was the first state to have 9-1-1, started 1968.
ALASKA .........One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.
ARIZONA............Is the only state in the continental U.S. that does not follow Daylight Savings Time.
ARKANSAS...........Has the only active diamond mine in the COLORADO............In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics.
CONNECTICUT............The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University
DELAWARE...........Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.
FLORIDA............At 874.3 square miles, Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S.
GEORGIA............It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca Cola ...interesting
HAWAII............Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents of any other state.
IDAHO...........TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.
ILLINOIS...........Has a Governor in jail, one pending jail, and is the most corrupt state in the union! And where our president is from (maybe)
INDIANA............Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which gets a half million letters for Santa every year.
IOWA.........Winnebago R.V.s get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is the only state name that begins with 2 vowels.
KANSAS............Liberal, Kansas has an exact replica of the house in "The Wizard of Oz".
KENTUCKY............Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox.
LOUISIANA............Has parishes instead of counties because they were originally Spanish church units.
MAINE............It is so large that it covers as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.
MARYLAND............The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892....... Bet you didn't know that!
MASSACHUSETTS.......The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.
MICHIGAN............Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the world
MINNESOTA.......Bloomington's Mall of America is so big, that if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there almost four days.
MISSISSIPPI.....President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here... that's how the teddy bear got its name.
MISSOURI............Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
MONTANA ........A sapphire from Montana is in the Crown Jewels of England
NEBRASKA............More triplets are born here than in any other state.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.........Birthplace of Tupperware, invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.
NEW JERSEY............Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.
NEW MEXICO............Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.
NEW YORK............Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk...........Surprised?
NORTH CAROLINA........Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
NORTH DAKOTA........... Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America .
OHIO............The hot dog was invented here in 1900.
OKLAHOMA............The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.
OREGON............Has the most ghost towns in the country.
PENNSYLVANIA............The smiley : ) was first used in 1980 by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University .
RHODE ISLAND............The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673.
SOUTH CAROLINA.........Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.
SOUTH DAKOTA...........Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.
TENNESSEE...........Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world.
TEXAS.......Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The hamburger was invented in Arlington in 1906.
UTAH...........The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.
VERMONT..........Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.
VIRGINIA..........Home of the world's largest office building, The Pentagon.
WASHINGTON............Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.
WASHINGTON D.C.........Is the first planned capital in the world.
WEST VIRGINIA............Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.
WISCONSIN............The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sunday.
Also the American Water Spaniel was created there and is the state dog.
WYOMING.........Was the first state to allow women to vote.

I hope you enjoyed this. Just proving no matter how old you are, you can still learn something new.

[Carole]

Very interesting. Thanks.

[pineranch]

Now we know what mailmen do when they retire!!!
Mike

[Rondo]

Heck yes Mike especially since I'm sitting here with a wounded knee waiting for it to heal and I can go out on the road again and get to some warmer country! I don't totally agree with all of them but some hit the nail on the head! They forgot to say Nebraska is the home of Kool-Aid and also the Reuben sandwich! Come up and see us!

[K0LCB]

Very interesting. You forgot to say that Missouri was known for me

[Rondo]

OOPS! Sorry LC!!

[Art-n-Marge]

And of course, California didn't make the list. As for Daylight Savings Time for Arizona, I believe Indiana doesn't follow it either.

[NCFischers]

Only parts of Indiana. California is the land of fruits and nuts . North Carolina is also the birthplace of Pepsi Cola.

[Overlord]

quote:Originally posted by Rondo



KENTUCKY............Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox.

.....or so they would have you believe!

quote:Originally posted by Rondo
MARYLAND............The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892....... Bet you didn't know that!

Yes I did! My Ouiji board spelled it out for me one time.

quote:Originally posted by Rondo
OREGON............Has the most ghost towns in the country.

That may be true, but here is another little known factoid about Oregon.

Last year 479 Oregonians fell off their bicycles,

........and drowned. (it's a joke, son!)



One more, .....Oregonians don't get suntans, they just rust.

quote:Originally posted by Rondo
WASHINGTON............Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.

Last I checked, Seattle wasn't a State.

[Samiterry]

Indiana : Basketball, Hoosier Hospitality, and, since the 2013 Rally, apparently, STINK BUGS !!!!

[Montana Sky]

The earthquake in Custer, SD two weeks ago voids South Dakota as being the only state to never have an earthquake. Funny how things can change so quickly!

[DQDick]

You forgot to add - Kansas also is the home of the largest hand dug well and the largest ball of twine as well as being the home of some really crappy weather.

[HOOK]

Nebraska, home of College World Series. NC , home of The "Lost" Colony.

[remhob]

Virginia is for lovers!

[Artemus Gordon]

California is the only State, who's legislature's work round the clock 24/7, 12 months a year, to inflict more rediculas, unrealistic laws!

[winter texan]

Rondo, for years there has been a license plate that said Kentucky Fast Women and Pretty Horses. Kentucy Derby is always the first Saturday in May.

[JandC]

There are more elected officials that our x-Gov that are in jail (Jesse Jackson Jr.). You can tell it is getting cold in Chicago because the politicians have their hands in their own pockets!

[mail2us]

...FLORIDA............At 874.3 square miles, Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S.

The sq mile size area is all of Duval County FL which includes Jax. It's the county that sizes it's city officially to include the whole county...somewhat misleading.

Miami, Orlando and Tampa cities are actually larger than Jax...just sayin'

[TAKPAK]

Oregon.....the "Beaver" state, although I have yet to see one. Also, plenty of rain. The saying is that "Oregonian's don't tan, we RUST"....!!!

[Overlord]

quote:Originally posted by TAKPAK

The saying is that "Oregonian's don't tan, we RUST"....!!!

Too slow, refer to my post on page 1 of this thread. ....and take heed of the bicycle riding statistics, as well!