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Date admitted to the US – January 26, 1837 Postal abbreviation – MI Capital – Lansing Area – 96,716.11 [11th largest in the US] Population as of census 2010 – 9,883,640 [8th largest in the US] Population density per square mile – 174.8 [16th largest in the US] Area codes – 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 989 Zip codes – 48001 - 49971 Number of counties – 83 State nickname – Wolverine State State motto – "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice" [If you are seeking a amenable (pleasant) peninsula, look around you]
State Flag of Michigan
Fun facts – -Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. -Colon is home to the world's largest manufacture of magic supplies. -Although Michigan is the "Wolverine State" there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan. -The Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car in 1939. -Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The JW Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to ships while they are still underway. It has been operating for 125 years. -Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world. -Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes, more than 36,000 miles of streams, and 116 lighthouses and navigational lights. -Michigan was the first state to provide in its Constitution for the establishment of public libraries. -Michigan was the first state to guarantee every child the right to tax-paid high school education.
Date admitted to the US – June 15, 1836 Postal abbreviation – AR Capital – Little Rock Area – 53,178.62 [29th largest in the US] Population as of census 2010 – 2,915,918 [32nd largest in the US] Population density per square mile – 56 [35th largest in the US] Area codes – 501, 870 Zip codes – 71601 - 72959 Number of counties – 75 State nickname – The Natural State State motto – "Regnat populus" - The people rule
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Fun facts – -The World's Championship Duck Calling Contest is held annually in Stuttgart. -Sam Walton founded his Wal-Mart stores in Bentonville. -Pine Bluff is known as the world center of archery bow production. -47 hot springs flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain, at an average temperature of 143 F. -The Ozark National Forest covers more than one million acres.
Date admitted to the US – August 10, 1821 Postal abbreviation – MO Capital – Jefferson City Area – 69,704.31 [21st largest in the US] Population as of census 2010 – 5,988,927 [18th largest in the US] Population density per square mile – 87.1 [28th largest in the US] Area codes – 314, 417, 573, 636, 660, 816 Zip codes – 63001 - 65899 Number of counties – 114 State nickname – The Show Me State State motto – "Salus populi suprema lex esto" - The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
State Flag of Missouri
Fun facts – -The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis in 1925. In 3 hours, it left a 980-foot wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars, with 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured. -Missouri and Tennessee are the most neighborly states in the USA, each bordered by 8 states. -St. Louis is also called "The Gateway to the West" and "Home of the Blues". -In 1865, Missouri became the first slave state to free its slaves. -Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, writer of Little House on the Prairie, grew up in Missouri.
Date admitted to the US – March 15, 1820 Postal abbreviation – ME Capital – Augusta Area – 35,384.65 [39th largest in the US] Population as of census 2010 – 1,328,361 [41st largest in the US] Population density per square mile – 43.1 [39th largest in the US] Area codes – 207 Zip codes – 03901 - 04992 Number of counties – 16 State nickname – Pine Tree State State motto – "Dirigo" - I direct
State Flag of Maine
Fun facts – -Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. -Maine is the only state in the United States with a one syllable name. -Maine is the only state that shares a border with only one other state. -Nearly 90% [approx 40 millions pounds] of the USA's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine. -Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries and 90% of the toothpicks in the USA. -Acadia National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States. -Author Steven King is a resident of Bangor. -Maine's coastline has so many deep harbors it is thought all the navies in the world could anchor in them.
