September - Week 39 - North Dakota - the Peace Garden State

39 North Dakota

Date admitted to the US – November 2, 1889
Postal abbreviation – ND
Capital – Bismarck
Area – 70,699.79 [19th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 672,591 [48th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 9.7 [48th largest in the US]
Area code – 701
Zip codes – 58001 - 58856
Number of counties – 53
State nickname –  Peace Garden State
State motto – "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable"    

State Flag of North Dakota

Fun facts –
-The town of Rugby is the geographical center of North America
-Dakota is a Sioux word meaning friends or allies
-North Dakota grows more sunflowers than any other state
-The International Peace Garden straddles the boundary between North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba 

Law Schools
-University of North Dakota School of Law

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September - Week 38 - Colorado - the Centennial State

38 Colorado

Date admitted to the US – August 1, 1876
Postal abbreviation – CO
Capital – Denver
Area – 104,093.57 [8th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 5,029,196 [22nd largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 48.5 [38th largest in the US]
Area codes – 303 , 719, 720, 970
Zip codes – 80001 - 81658
Number of counties – 64
State nickname –  Centennial State
State motto – "Nil sine Numine" - Nothing Without Providence   

State Flag of Colorado

Fun facts –
-"Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price.
-Colorado is the only state in history to turn down the Olympics. The 1976 Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver, but 62% of all state voters chose not to host the Olympics.
-The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs
-The town of Fruita celebrates 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. A farmer cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 and Mike lived another 4 years without a head.
-The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado
-Colorado contains 75% of the US land area with an altitude over 10,000 feet, and has the highest mean altitude of all states
-The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level
-Katherine Lee Bates wrote “America the Beautiful” after being inspired by the view from Pikes Peak

Law Schools
-University of Colorado Law School 
-University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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September - Week 37 - Nebraska - the Cornhusker State

37 Nebraska

Date admitted to the US – March 1, 1867
Postal abbreviation – NE
Capital – Lincoln
Area – 77,353.73 [16th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 1,826,341 [38th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 23.8 [43rd largest in the US]
Area codes – 308, 402
Zip codes – 68001 - 69367
Number of counties – 93
State nickname –  Cornhusker State
State motto – Equality before the law  

State Flag of Nebraska

Fun facts –
-Nebraska was once called "The Great American Desert"
-Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state
-The Union Pacific's Bailey Yards, in North Platte, is the largest rail classification complex in the world
-Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral (one house) legislature
--The 911 emergency communication system was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska
-Nebraska has more underground water reserves than any other state in the continental US
-The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been to a record 27 consecutive bowl games and 27 consecutive winning seasons
-Cozad, Nebraska is located on the 100th Meridian where the humid east meets the arid west
 
Law Schools
-Creighton University School of Law 
-University of Nebraska College of Law

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September - Week 36 - Nevada - the Silver State

36 Nevada

Date admitted to the US – October 31, 1864
Postal abbreviation – NV
Capital – Carson City
Area – 110,560.71 [7th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 2,700,551 [35th largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 24.6 [44th largest in the US]
Area codes – 702, 775
Zip codes – 88901 - 89883
Number of counties – 16
State nickname –  Silver State
State motto – All for Our Country  

State Flag of Nevada

Fun facts –
-In 1899, Charles Fey invented the Liberty Ball, the first slot machine.
-There were 16,067 slots in Nevada in 1960. In 1999 Nevada had 205,726 slot machines, one for every 10 residents.
-In 1931, the Pair-O-Dice Club was the first casino to open on Highway 91, the future Las Vegas Strip.
-In March 1931, Governor Fred Balzar signed the bill legalizing gambling in Nevada.
-Most of the state is desert, but the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the Ruby Mountains have snow for half the year.
-85% of Nevada land is federally owned, including the secret Area 51.
-Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the nation, and is second in the world behind South Africa.
-At the Cal-Neva at Lake Tahoe's Crystal Bay, it is possible to stand in both Nevada and California inside the building.
-Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other place on earth.

Law Schools
-University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law 
 
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